South Sudan national under-17 football team

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South Sudan U-17
Nickname(s) Bright Stars
Association South Sudan Football Association
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach Flag of South Sudan.svg Bilal Felix Komoyangi
Captain Mario Taban
Home stadium Malakal Stadium
FIFA code SSD
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg 2–1 Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
(Dar es Salam, Tanzania; 12 August 2018)
Biggest win
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg 2–1 Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
(Dar es Salam, Tanzania; 12 August 2018)
Biggest defeat
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg 1–6 Flag of Uganda.svg  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)

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]

Contents

Team image

Nicknames

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

Home stadium

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

History

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

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

As of 13 December 2022
No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Nasona Victor2 June 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
21 GK Samuel Duku17 January 200400 Flag of South Sudan.svg
31 GK Abdusalam Hasaballah15 May 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
42 DF Amos Moses8 January 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
52 DF Kharbino Wel9 September 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
62 DF David Mabil20 November 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
72 DF Emmanuel John26 February 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
84 FW Mario Taban (Captain)29 March 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
92 DF Felix ObamaApril 200300 Flag of South Sudan.svg
102 DF Francis Michael22 December 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
112 DF Gama Hassen30 January 200400 Flag of South Sudan.svg
122 DF James Samuel6 December 200400 Flag of South Sudan.svg
132 DF Samuel Ceasar14 July 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
143 MF Ronaldo Daniel9 August 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
153 MF Rewde Maliah2 September 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
163 MF Judu Thuch8 October 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
173 MF Shakir Mohamed22 February 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
183 MF Ajo Minari5 January 200600 Flag of South Sudan.svg
194 FW Jonathan Gem22 may 200400 Flag of South Sudan.svg
204 FW Manjistu Jido4 July 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
214 FW Godfery Geri23 July 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
224 FW Gbindiva Victor26 January 200600 Flag of South Sudan.svg
234 FW Ajong Uber10 January 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg
244 FW Abraham Okenny18 July 200500 Flag of South Sudan.svg

Fixtures and results

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2022

6 October 2022 (2022-10-06) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Group stages South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg1–4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Abebe Bikila Stadium
13:00
  • Okenny Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)

9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Group stages Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg1–1Flag of South Sudan.svg  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  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–1
(3–4 p)
Flag of South Sudan.svg  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  Flag of Somalia.svg3–1Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
15:00
Report
Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

Competition records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Hosts / YearResultPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013 Did not qualify
Flag of Chile.svg 2015 Did not qualify
Flag of India.svg 2017 Did not qualify
Flag of Brazil.svg 2019 Did not qualify
Flag of Peru.svg 2021 Cancelled
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023 Disqualified
Flag of Qatar.svg 2025 Did not qualify
Total0/6000000

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record
Hosts / YearResultPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Morocco.svg 2013 Did not qualify
Flag of Niger.svg 2015 Did not qualify
Flag of Gabon.svg 2017 Did not qualify
Flag of Tanzania.svg 2019 Did not qualify
Flag of Morocco.svg 2021 Cancelled
Flag of Algeria.svg 2023 Disqualified
Flag of Morocco.svg 2025 Did not qualify
Total0/6000000

CECAFA U-17 Championship

CECAFA U-17 Championship Record
Hosts / YearResultPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Tanzania.svg 2018 Did not qualify
Flag of Rwanda.svg 2020 Did not qualify
Flag of Ethiopia.svg 2022 Runners-up402249
Total1/3402249

References

  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.