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South Sudan national under-17 football team

The South Sudan national under-17 football team represents South Sudan at age of under-17 levels in the international football and is controlled by the South Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in South Sudan.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

South Sudan U-17
Nickname(s)Bright Stars
AssociationSouth Sudan Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coachSouth Sudan Bilal Felix Komoyangi
CaptainMario Taban
Home stadiumMalakal Stadium
FIFA codeSSD
First colours
Second colours
First international
South Sudan  2–1  Djibouti
(Dar es Salam, Tanzania; 12 August 2018)
Biggest win
South Sudan  2–1  Djibouti
(Dar es Salam, Tanzania; 12 August 2018)
Biggest defeat
South Sudan  1–6  Uganda
(Dar es Salam, Tanzania; 17 August 2018)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best resultRunners-up, (2022)
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Medal record
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ethiopia

Team image edit

Nicknames edit

The South Sudan national under-17 football team has been known or nicknamed as Bright Stars

Home stadium edit

The team play its home matches on the Malakal Stadium and others stadiums.

History edit

The South Sudan national under-17 football team played their debut game against Djibouti on 12 August 2018 at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, winning 2–1. The team qualified for the first time in the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations which will take place in Algeria after finishing as runners-up in the 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship.

Current squad edit

The following squad was announced for recently finished 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship

As of 13 December 2022
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Nasona Victor 2 June 2005 0 0  
2 1GK Samuel Duku 17 January 2004 0 0  
3 1GK Abdusalam Hasaballah 15 May 2005 0 0  
4 2DF Amos Moses 8 January 2005 0 0  
5 2DF Kharbino Wel 9 September 2005 0 0  
6 2DF David Mabil 20 November 2005 0 0  
7 2DF Emmanuel John 26 February 2005 0 0  
8 4FW Mario Taban (Captain) 29 March 2005 0 0  
9 2DF Felix Obama April 2003 0 0  
10 2DF Francis Michael 22 December 2005 0 0  
11 2DF Gama Hassen 30 January 2004 0 0  
12 2DF James Samuel 6 December 2004 0 0  
13 2DF Samuel Ceasar 14 July 2005 0 0  
14 3MF Ronaldo Daniel 9 August 2005 0 0  
15 3MF Rewde Maliah 2 September 2005 0 0  
16 3MF Judu Thuch 8 October 2005 0 0  
17 3MF Shakir Mohamed 22 February 2005 0 0  
18 3MF Ajo Minari 5 January 2006 0 0  
19 4FW Jonathan Gem 22 may 2004 0 0  
20 4FW Manjistu Jido 4 July 2005 0 0  
21 4FW Godfery Geri 23 July 2005 0 0  
22 4FW Gbindiva Victor 26 January 2006 0 0  
23 4FW Ajong Uber 10 January 2005 0 0  
24 4FW Abraham Okenny 18 July 2005 0 0  

Fixtures and results edit

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022 edit

6 October 2022 (2022-10-06) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Group stages South Sudan   1–4   Uganda Abebe Bikila Stadium
13:00
  • Okenny   67'
 Report
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Group stages Burundi   1–1   South Sudan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16:00
Report
Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
12 October 2022 (2022-10-12) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Semi-finals Tanzania   1–1
(3–4 p)		   South Sudan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
15:30
Report
Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Abdulsalam Kassim (Nigeria)
Penalties
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Final Somalia   3–1   South Sudan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
15:00
Report
Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

Competition records edit

FIFA U-17 World Cup edit

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1985 Did not qualify
  1987 Did not qualify
  1989 Did not qualify
  1991 Did not qualify
  1993 Did not qualify
  1995 Did not qualify
  1997 Did not qualify
  1999 Did not qualify
  2001 Did not qualify
  2003 Did not qualify
  2005 Did not qualify
  2007 Did not qualify
  2009 Did not qualify
  2011 Did not qualify
  2015 Did not qualify
  2017 Did not qualify
  2019 Did not qualify
  2021 Cancelled
  2023 Disqualified
  2025 To be determined
Total 0/20 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations edit

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1995
to  2019		 Did not qualify
  2021 Cancelled
  2023 To be determined
Total 0/13 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

CECAFA U-17 Championship edit

CECAFA U-17 Championship Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
  2007
to   2020		 Did not participate
  2022 Runners-up – 4 1 1 2 4 9
Total 1/5 – 4 1 1 2 4 9

References edit

  1. ^ "Somalia beat South Sudan to win CECAFA U-17 title". www.cafonline.com. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ "South Sudan, Somalia qualify for TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON 2023". www.cafonline.com. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. ^ "South Sudan U-17 fixtures, results, news, squad". www.in.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. ^ "South Sudan U-17 teams". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  5. ^ "U-17 AFCON Qualifiers: South Sudan, Somalia book maiden tickets to finals". www.mozzartsort.co.ke. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Cecafa U17: Banned South Sudan did not know players were over age". www.goal.com. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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