Nickname(s) Tigers Top scorer Sebit Bruno (3) Arena/Stadium Juba Stadium Captain Jumma Ginaro | Head coach Joseph Malesh Home stadium Juba National Stadium Manager Elya Wako | |
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Sub-confederation CECAFA (East & Central Africa) Most caps Jumma Ginaro
(18) Dominic Abui (16) Association South Sudan Football Association Confederation Confederation of African Football (Africa) | ||
The South Sudan national football team represents South Sudan in international association football and is controlled by the South Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in South Sudan.
Contents
- History
- All Results
- All Time Results vs Opponents
- Current squad
- Recent call ups
- Coaches
- Dual Internationals
- References
History
Dr. Sally Samuel Lolako was appointed on 25 May 2011 to oversee the national team. The national team's first international fixture was due to be against the Kenyan national team on 10 July 2011 as part of the country's independence celebrations. However, in the event the opposition was provided by Tusker FC of the Kenyan Premier League, alongside the first international fixture of the national basketball team. The match was played at Juba Stadium. South Sudan scored within ten minutes, but they later conceded three goals in a 3–1 defeat. South Sudan was officially admitted as a CAF member on 10 February 2012, at the 34th CAF Ordinary General Assembly hosted in Libreville, Gabon. South Sudan was admitted as a FIFA member on 25 May 2012 at the second session of the 62nd FIFA Congress hosted in Budapest, Hungary.
On 10 July 2012, South Sudan competed in its first full international match, a friendly against Uganda in Juba. The match ended in a 2–2 draw, with James Moga and Richard Justin Lado scoring for South Sudan. This match resulted in South Sudan entering the FIFA rankings at the start of August in 199th place.
The South Sudanese took part in their first ever international football tournament when they took part in the 2012 CECAFA Cup in Uganda. They were drawn in Group A alongside Ethiopia, Kenya, and hosts Uganda. The national team played their first match against Ethiopia, losing 1–0 through a Yonathan Kebede goal. In their next match, they lost 2–0 against Kenya. Their final match saw them suffer a 4–0 loss to Uganda.
South Sudan entered its first major international tournament in 2014, taking part in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. As one of the four lowest ranked national teams in Africa, it entered in the preliminary stage and was scheduled to play against Eritrea, who withdrew, thus qualifying South Sudan for the first qualifying round. There, they played Mozambique over two legs, losing a national record 5–0 at the Estádio do Zimpeto in Maputo, but hosting a goalless draw in the second leg despite being eliminated on aggregate. South Sudan's home leg was held at the Khartoum Stadium in Sudan due to the South Sudanese Civil War.
On 5 September 2015, South Sudan won its first FIFA-recognized match, against Equatorial Guinea for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
All Results
Official – 23 matches played:
3 Wins, 4 Draws, 16 Losses
Unofficial/All matches – 25 matches played:
3 Wins, 5 Draws, 17 Losses
1These matches are unofficial, and thus are not counted in the all-time record table below.
GS=Group Stage, R16=Round of 16, QF=Quarterfinals, SF=Semifinals, 3PG=Third Place Game
All-Time Results vs Opponents
1The one loss to Sudan was in a penalty shootout, Sudan won 5–3 on penalties after a 0–0 result after 120 minutes.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Equatorial Guinea on 4 September 2016.
Caps and goals updated as of 4 September 2016 after the game against Equatorial Guinea.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for South Sudan within the past 12 months.
Coaches
Dual-Internationals
The following South Sudanese international footballers have also played for Sudan before the country's independence: