Nickname(s) | Bright Starlets | |
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Association | South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) | |
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |
Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) | |
Head coach | Sidi Mohammed Karouane | |
Captain | Amy Lasu | |
Top scorer | Debora Stephen (4) | |
FIFA code | SSD | |
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FIFA ranking | ||
Current | 193 1 (13 December 2024) [1] | |
Highest | 175 (December 2021) | |
Lowest | 193 (December 2024) | |
First international | ||
Tanzania 9–0 South Sudan (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 16 November 2019) | ||
Biggest win | ||
Sudan 0–6 South Sudan (Khartoum, Sudan, 16 February 2022) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
Ethiopia 11–0 South Sudan (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10 April 2021) |
The South Sudan women's national team represents South Sudan in international women's football competitions.
South Sudan gain its independent from Sudan in 2011. That same year the women's team was created. [2]
The team then gained Confederation of African Football (CAF) membership in February 2012 and full FIFA membership in May. [3] [4]
They played their first international competition at the 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship where they lost their first game 0–9 on16 November 2019 against Tanzania, achieved their first win in their second match 5 - 0 vs Zanzibar on 18 November 2019, and two days later on 20 November 2019, dropped their third game 0 - 5 against Burundi. The team was eliminated in the group stage. Kenya women national team went on to win the tournament with 2 - 0 victory over Tanzania women national team.
The South Sudan women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Bright Starlets" derived from the men's national team "Bright Star".
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
29 May 2024 Friendly | Tanzania | 3–0 | South Sudan | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
31 May 2024 Friendly | Seychelles | 1–5 | South Sudan | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
16:00 UTC+3 |
| Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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Botswana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0.00 |
Burundi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0.00 |
Kenya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0.00 |
Sudan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 100.00 |
Tanzania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0.00 |
Zanzibar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 53 | −46 | 10.00 |
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Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Sidi Mohamed Karoune | [5] |
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Khalda Hassan | 16 December 2004 | El-Merreikh | |||
GK | Teresa Nawal | Yei Joint Stars | ||||
GK | Juan Rita | Malaka FC | ||||
GK | Nawal Teresa | Yei Joint Stars | ||||
DF | Filda Amadrio | Yei Join Stars | ||||
DF | Jessica Modong | Yei Join Stars | ||||
DF | Sumaya Malili | Yei Join Stars | ||||
DF | Dorka Greal | El Merrikh FC | ||||
DF | Amama Issa | Munuki FC | ||||
DF | Nakirijja Annet | Yei Join Stars | ||||
DF | Akual Ramadan | Darajat FC | ||||
DF | Roba Esther | Munuki FC | ||||
MF | Apayi Hatima | Yei Join Stars | ||||
MF | Diana Padonyi | Munuki FC | ||||
MF | Amy Lasu (captain) | 8 November 1995 | FK Saned | |||
MF | Fatoumata Abubakar | Kator FC | ||||
MF | Mariam Luiz | Yei Join Stars | ||||
MF | Mary Dawa | Yei Join Stars | ||||
MF | Stella Nyoka | Al Rabita FC | ||||
MF | Marline Pita | Munuki FC | ||||
MF | Adut Deborah | Munuki FC | ||||
MF | Angelina June | Munuki FC | ||||
MF | Naggaya Joanitor | Ceaslaa Queens | ||||
FW | Mary Anger | Yei Join Stars | ||||
FW | Ayak Ngour | Freedom FC | ||||
FW | Dusman Harriet | Yei Join Stars | ||||
FW | Amouna Kenedeth | Munuki FC | ||||
FW | Namugeye Rahma | Munuki FC | ||||
FW | Debora Stephen | MFA Zalgirl FC | ||||
FW | Chieng Thomas | El Merriekh FC |
The following players have been called up to a South Sudan squad in the past 12 months.
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 16 July 2022.
Most capped players
| Top goalscorers
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FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2019 | Did not enter | ||||||||
2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
1996 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2000 | |||||||||
2004 | |||||||||
2008 | |||||||||
2012 | |||||||||
2016 | |||||||||
2020 | |||||||||
2024 | |||||||||
Total | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The team was in the draw for qualifying to the 2014 African Championship, but had withdrawn from their first round match against Ethiopia.
Africa Women Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
2012 | Did not enter | |||||||
2014 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2016 | Did not enter | |||||||
2018 | Did not enter | |||||||
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | |||||||
2022 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
African Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CECAFA Women's Championship | |||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
1986 | |||||||||
2016 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2018 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2019 | Groupe stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | |
2021 | Cancelled | ||||||||
2022 | Groupe stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
Total | 2/5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 | −12 |
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