South Sudan women's national football team
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 Mohamed Karoune | |
Captain | Amy Lasu | |
Top scorer | Debora Stephen (4) | |
FIFA code | SSD | |
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FIFA ranking | ||
Current | 191 1 (15 March 2024)[1] | |
Highest | 175 (December 2021) | |
Lowest | 191 (March 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.
History[edit]
South Sudan became 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 at the 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship. They lost the first game 0–9 but managed their first win with a 5–0 over Zanzibar.[5]
Team image[edit]
Nicknames[edit]
The South Sudan women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Bright Starlets".
Results and fixtures[edit]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023[edit]
20 September 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg | Egypt | 4–0 | South Sudan | Cairo, Egypt |
18:00 UTC+3 |
| Report (EFA) | Stadium: Petrosport Stadium Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia) |
24 September 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg | South Sudan | 0–4 (0–8 agg.) | Egypt | Cairo, Egypt |
18:00 UTC+3 | Report (EFA) |
| Stadium: Al Salam Stadium | |
Note: Egypt won 8–0 on aggregate. |
All-time record[edit]
- As of 23 October 2021
- Key
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 |
Coaching staff[edit]
Current coaching staff[edit]
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2020) |
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Sidi Mohamed Karoune | [6] |
Manager history[edit]
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (April 2021) |
- Sarah Edward (2011–20??)[7]
- Sabino Domaso (20??)
- Moses Machar Akol (2019)
- Sabino Domaso (20??–20??)
- Shilene Booysen (2021–2023)
- Sidi Mohamed Karoune( 2023-)
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
- This is the final squad named in September 2023 for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification .[8][9]
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Isaac Henri Nawal | Yei Joint Stars | ||||
GK | Khalda Hassan Tutu | El-Merreikh | ||||
DF | Nakirijja Annet | Yei Join Stars | ||||
DF | Sumaya Malili Taban | Yei Join Stars | ||||
MF | Amy Lasu (captain) | 8 November 1995 | FK Saned | |||
MF | Apayi Hatima | Yei Join Stars | ||||
MF | Mary Dawa | Yei Join Stars | ||||
FW | Mary Anger | Yei Join Stars | ||||
FW | Debora Stephen | FK Saned | ||||
Dorka Greal | ||||||
Jessica Modong | ||||||
Jojo Luiz | ||||||
Miriam Luiz | ||||||
Poni Esther | ||||||
Elisa Esther | ||||||
Dusman Harriet | ||||||
Amama Issa | ||||||
Assendon Joyce |
Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have been called up to a South Sudan squad in the past 12 months.
Previous squads[edit]
- COSAFA Women's Championship
- CECAFA Women's Championship
Records[edit]
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 16 July 2022.
Most capped players[edit]
| Top goalscorers[edit]
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Competitive record[edit]
FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]
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 | ||||||||
Total | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Olympic Games[edit]
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| | |||||||||
Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Africa Women Cup of Nations[edit]
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 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
African Games[edit]
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 | TBD | |||||||
Total | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CECAFA Women's Championship[edit]
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 |
See also[edit]
- Sport in South Sudan
- Football in South Sudan
- Women's football in South Sudan
- Football in South Sudan
- South Sudan women's national under-20 football team
- South Sudan women's national under-17 football team
- South Sudan national football team
References[edit]
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "South Sudan Football Association". CAF. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "South Sudan gain Caf membership". BBC. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "South Sudan becomes FIFA's 209th member". Reuters. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "South Sudan women's team beat Zanzibar 5–0". Eye Radio. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ https://twitter.com/karlyboy71/status/1703529102748110947
- ^ "Malesh to take charge of National team". Juba Post. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Bright Starlet regroups ahead of TotalEnergies CAF Women's AFCON Qualifiers". twitter.
- ^ squad