South Sudan national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see South Sudan women's national under-20 football team.

South Sudan U-20

Nickname(s)	Bright Stars
Association	South Sudan Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach	Charles John Gwit Uok
Captain	Agumemboki Felix
Home stadium	Malakal Stadium
FIFA code	SSD
First colours Second colours
First international
South Sudan   1–5   Uganda (Kampala, Uganda; 31 May 2018)
Biggest win
South Sudan   4–0   Burundi (Arusha, Tanzania; 27 November 2020)
Biggest defeat
South Sudan   1–5   Uganda (Kampala, Uganda; 31 May 2018)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	0
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances	1 (first in 2023 )
Best result	Quarter-finals (2023)
CECAFA U-20 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2019 )
Best result	Runners-up, (2022)
Medal record CECAFA U-20 Championship 2022 Sudan

The South Sudan national under-20 football team represents South Sudan under-20 level 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]}

Team image

Nicknames

The South Sudan national under-20 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.

Current squad

The following squad was announced for recently finished 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship

As of 22 December 2022

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Godwill Yogusuk	22 June 2004	5	0
2	2 DF	Bul James	7 January 2004	4	0
3	2 DF	Agot Garang	5 May 2005	1	0
4	2 DF	Hamiza William	30 January 2004	0	0
5	2 DF	Emmanuel Sebit	9 September 2005	5	0
6	2 DF	Tuyian Chuol	20 November 2005	5	0
7	2 DF	Daniel Bichiok	22 February 2005	5	0
8	4 FW	Agumemboki Felix (Captain)	24 March 2004	0	0
9	3 MF	Korom Chagai	28 April 2003	0	0
10	3 MF	Kennedy Juma	13 December 2005	5	3
11	3 MF	Thomas Munguci	8 January 2004	2	0
12	3 MF	Thomas Munguci	22 December 2004	1	0
13	3 MF	Jacob Addis	4 July 2005	2	0
14	3 MF	Baankhi Talafun	9 August 2005	2	0
15	3 MF	Ochaya Okot	23 September 2005	5	0
16	3 MF	Kenyi Shadrack	8 October 2005	2	0
17	1 GK	Dario Kongyang	29 February 2005	8	0
18	4 FW	Silver Mador	5 January 2006	3	0
19	4 FW	Aluk Lual	22 may 2004	4	2
20	4 FW	Luk Gatreak	4 July 2005	4	2
21	4 FW	Peter Santos	23 February 2004	2	1
22	4 FW	Tito Lukciir	26 January 2004	2	1
23	4 FW	Riek De’Thol Diu	20 September 2003	1	1

Fixtures and results

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2022

Sudan   v   South Sudan

28 October 2022 (2022-10-28) 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Group stage	Sudan	0–0	South Sudan	Omdurman, Sudan
19:00		Report		Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)

Burundi   v   South Sudan

1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Group stage	Burundi	0–0	South Sudan	Omdurman, Sudan
16:00		Report		Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)

Burundi   v   Sudan

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Group stage	Burundi	0–1	Sudan	Omdurman, Sudan
16:00		Report	Omar 75'	Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium Referee: Tuoniféré Soro (Ivory Coast)

Ethiopia   v   South Sudan

8 November 2022 (2022-11-08) 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Semi-finals	Ethiopia	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	South Sudan	Omdurman, Sudan
20:00	Tarekegn 9' (pen.) Abate 107'	Report	Loro 18' (pen.) Felix 111'	Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
	Penalties
	Wabela Abate Shamena Dawit		Talafun Lual Lukciir Loro Sebit

South Sudan   v   Uganda

11 November 2022 (2022-11-11) 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Final	South Sudan	1–2	Uganda	Omdurman, Sudan
19:30	Felix 15'	Report	Bugembe 22' Ssematimba 62'	Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium Referee: Abdalaziz Estalgoo (Sudan)

Competition records

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1977	Part of Sudan
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013	Did not enter
2015	Withdrew before qualification
2017	Did not enter
2019	Did not qualify
2023
2025	To be determined
Total	–	0/24	0	0	0	0	0	0

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1991 to 2011	Part of Sudan
2013	Did not enter
2015	Withdrew before qualification
2017	Did not enter
2019	Did not qualify
2021
2023	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	1	2	2	7
Total	–	1/17	4	1	1	2	2	7

CECAFA U-20 Championship

CECAFA U-20 Championship Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1971 to 2010	Part of Sudan
2019	Quarter-finals	–	3	1	1	1	6	4
2020	Third-place	–	4	2	1	1	6	2
2022	Runners-up	–	5	2	2	1	4	2
Total	3/14	–	12	5	4	3	16	10

References

1. "Uganda, South Sudan qualify for TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations". www.cafonline.com. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
2. "South Sudan to battle Uganda for CECAFA trophy". www.eyeradio.org. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
3. "South Sudan U-20 football team in Sudan for continental qualifiers". www.eyeradio.org. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
4. "South Sudan U-20 soccer team news, fixtures, results". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
5. "South Sudan football team statistics, news, squad". www.int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.