Nickname(s) | Bright Stars | ||
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Association | South Sudan Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) | ||
Head coach | ![]() | ||
Captain | Mario Taban | ||
Home stadium | Malakal Stadium | ||
FIFA code | SSD | ||
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First international | |||
South Sudan ![]() ![]() (Dar es Salam, Tanzania; 12 August 2018) | |||
Biggest win | |||
South Sudan ![]() ![]() (Dar es Salam, Tanzania; 12 August 2018) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
South Sudan ![]() ![]() (Dar es Salam, Tanzania; 17 August 2018) | |||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
CECAFA U-17 Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2022 ) | ||
Best result | Runners-up, (2022) | ||
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
Medal record |
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]
The South Sudan national under-17 football team has been known or nicknamed as Bright Stars
The team play its home matches on the Malakal Stadium and others stadiums.
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.
The following squad was announced for recently finished 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Nasona Victor | 2 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | GK | Samuel Duku | 17 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | GK | Abdusalam Hasaballah | 15 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Amos Moses | 8 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Kharbino Wel | 9 September 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | DF | David Mabil | 20 November 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | DF | Emmanuel John | 26 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | FW | Mario Taban (Captain) | 29 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | DF | Felix Obama | April 2003 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | DF | Francis Michael | 22 December 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | DF | Gama Hassen | 30 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | DF | James Samuel | 6 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Samuel Ceasar | 14 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | MF | Ronaldo Daniel | 9 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Rewde Maliah | 2 September 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | MF | Judu Thuch | 8 October 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Shakir Mohamed | 22 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | MF | Ajo Minari | 5 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | FW | Jonathan Gem | 22 may 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | FW | Manjistu Jido | 4 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | FW | Godfery Geri | 23 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | FW | Gbindiva Victor | 26 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | FW | Ajong Uber | 10 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
24 | FW | Abraham Okenny | 18 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Win Draw Loss Fixture
6 October 2022 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Group stages | South Sudan ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Abebe Bikila Stadium |
13:00 |
| Report | Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania) |
9 October 2022 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Group stages | Burundi ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
16:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda) |
12 October 2022 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Semi-finals | Tanzania ![]() | 1–1 (3–4 p) | ![]() | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
15:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium Referee: Abdulsalam Kassim (Nigeria) |
Penalties | ||||
15 October 2022 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Final | Somalia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
15:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda) |
FIFA U-17 World Cup Record | |||||||||
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Total | 0/20 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record | |||||||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |||||
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![]() | Cancelled | ||||||||||||
![]() | To be determined | ||||||||||||
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Total | 0/15 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CECAFA U-17 Championship Record | |||||||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |||||
![]() to ![]() | Did not participate | ||||||||||||
![]() | Runners-up | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |||||
Total | 1/5 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
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