Association football, or soccer, as it is usually called in South Africa, is the nation's most popular sport and South Africa national soccer team is the nation's favourite sports team followed by rugby union and cricket. The governing body is the South African Football Association (SAFA), while the Premier Soccer League is the organisation responsible for running the country's two professional divisions, namely the South African Premier Division and the National First Division. The main cup competitions are the Nedbank Cup and the MTN 8 Cup.
Aweil is a city in South Sudan and the capital of the Northern Bahr el Ghazal.
Chattanooga Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 2009, the team began play in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) in spring 2020. Prior to joining the NISA, the club played in the Southeast Division of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
South Sudan Football Championship is the top division of the South Sudan Football Association. The first season started in 2011 after the independence of South Sudan.
The South Sudan National Cup is an annual knockout association football competition in men's domestic South Sudanese football. Organized by the South Sudan Football Association, the cup began in 2012, not long after South Sudan gained independence. Wau Salaam FC is the most successful club in South Sudan National Cup history, holding three titles. In the most recent competition, nine teams competed in the cup. However, the competition has only been held three times, most recently in 2014.
Al-Salam Football Club, also known as Al-Salam Wau, is a South Sudanese football club based in Wau, South Sudan, that participates in the South Sudan Premier League, South Sudan Cup, CAF Confederation Cup, and CAF Champions League.
Leon Uso Khamis is a South Sudanese footballer who currently plays as a striker. He is the vice-captain of the national team. He captained the team in the 2012 CECAFA Cup in the absence of Richard Justin and James Moga.
Merreikh Aweil Football Club is a South Sudanese federation football club based in Aweil, South Sudan. It plays at Aweil Stadium which is currently known as Madane Horia. The word Merreikh means The Mars in the Arabic language.
Aweil Stars Football Club is a South Sudanese federation football club commonly known as Aweil Stars or Aweil, mostly based in Aweil, South Sudan. They perform at Aweil Stadium. They play in the South Sudan Premier League, South Sudan National Cup and South Sudan Football Championship. Aweil Stars FC are one of the victorious teams of Northern Bhar el Ghazal, and they are winners of South Sudan National Cup
Salaam Aweil Football Club is a South Sudanese federation soccer club commonly known as Salaam Aweil or Salaam, currently based in Aweil, South Sudan. Founded on 16 of April 2009 by police. It plays at Aweil Stadium and it currently sharing Aweil Stadium with Merreikh Aweil and Aweil Stars. Salaam is governmental team. They play in the South Sudan Premier League, South Sudan National Cup and South Sudan Football Championship. Salaam is one of the victorious teams of South Sudan, and they are winners of South Sudan Premier League.
Aluck Akech Mabior, known as Aluck Akech, also spelled as Aluk Akec in Dinka language, is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays for Sudanese club Al-Merreikh SC. Aluck started his football career as street football in the Sudan before South Sudan gained its independence. In 2009 Aluck returned to the south, and Aweil Stars administrators realised that Aluck was footballer and that great realisation brought them to registration of Aluck. And in the year 2012 Aluck joined Salaam Aweil from Aweil Stars. And he spent two years with Salaam Aweil than Salaam Aweil sold him to Malakia in 2014. When Aluck was playing in Juba for Malakia; South Sudan national football team administrators realized that he was capable for South Sudan national football team. And Malakia sold him to Sudanese club Al-Merreikh Costi in 2014. And Merreikh Kosti sold him to Al-Merreikh SC.
Ayat Stars Football Club, also known as Ayat Stars or simply Ayat, is a South Sudanese soccer club. The club is currently based in Aweil Centre County, Aweil State, in northwestern South Sudan, near the International border with the Republic of Sudan and the Abyei Region. The team is nicknamed "The Thunders". It was formed on December 30, 2009, and initially started as a part of the South Sudan Premier League (SSPL). Ayat shares Aweil Stadium with various teams such as Tuektuek, Madiria, Apada, Merreikh Aweil, Salaam Aweil and Aweil Stars. They participate in the South Sudan Premier League, South Sudan National Cup and South Sudan Football Championship, depending on qualification.
Wanyjok Football Club is a South Sudanese sports club homed in Wanyjok. The team was founded on eight February 2010 by Wanyjok youths. The team is nicknamed The Lions. Their home ground is Lions Ground.
Young Stars FC is a football club based in Torit, South Sudan.
The 2017 South Sudan Football Championship was the 4th season of the South Sudan Football Championship, the top-level football championship of South Sudan. It was played between 9 and 26 November 2017.
The 2018 South Sudan National Cup is the 6th edition of the South Sudan National Cup, the knockout football competition of South Sudan.
The 2018 South Sudan Football Championship was the 4th season of the South Sudan Football Championship, the top-level football championship of South Sudan. It was played between 10 and 23 October 2018.
The 2019 South Sudan National Cup is the 7th edition of the South Sudan National Cup, the knockout football competition of South Sudan. It was played between 4 and 18 March 2019.
Kalu Michael is a Nigerian professional footballer, who currently plays for Al-Hawija SC in the Iraq Division One.
