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South Sudan women's national basketball team
Women's national basketball team representing South Sudan
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see South Sudan men's national basketball team.
the South Sudan women's national basketball team represents South Sudan in international women's basketball competitions.
Quick Facts FIBA ranking, Joined FIBA ...
| FIBA ranking | 101  3 (15 February 2024)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 2013 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Africa | ||
| National federation | South Sudan Basketball Federation (SSBF) | ||
| Coach |  Ebony Hoffman | ||
| Nickname(s) | Bright Starlets | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
| AfroBasket | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
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| First international | |||
 South Sudan 65–95  Egypt (Kigali, Rwanda; July 12, 2021) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Rwanda 40–54 South Sudan(Kampala, Uganda; February 16, 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Egypt 99–65 South Sudan (Kigali, Rwanda; July 16, 2021)  Kenya 64–30 South Sudan (Kampala, Uganda; February 19, 2023) | |||
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The FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2021 Zone 5 Qualifiers marked the first time South Sudan was represented in women's basketball at the international level since gaining independence in 2011 and becoming a FIBA member in 2013.[2] the team was placed in Zone 5 Group A, with Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda. South Sudan played its first official international game on 12 July 2021, against the Egyptian team. They lost to Egypt by 30 points (65–95).[3]
In 2023, South Sudan marked history by winning its first international game against Rwanda by a margin of 14 points.[4]
Note: updated through 22 February 2023
More information M, OPPONENT ...
| M | OPPONENT | F | A | +/- | TOP SCORER(S) | PTS | EVENT | DATE | LOCATION |
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| 1 | Egypt | 65 | 95 | -30 | 2021 Afrobasket qualification | 2021.07.12 | Kigali (RWA) | ||
| 2 | Kenya | 48 | 66 | -18 | 2021 Afrobasket qualification | 2021.07.13 | Kigali (RWA) | ||
| 3 | Rwanda | 52 | 65 | -13 | 2021 Afrobasket qualification | 2021.07.14 | Kigali (RWA) | ||
| 4 | Egypt | 65 | 99 | -34 | 2021 Afrobasket qualification | 2021.07.16 | Kigali (RWA) | ||
| 5 | Rwanda | 56 | 83 | -27 | 2021 Afrobasket qualification | 2021.07.17 | Kigali (RWA) | ||
| 6 | Egypt | 68 | 83 | -15 | Adut Bulgak | 16 | 2023 Afrobasket qualification | 2023.02.14 | Kampala (UGA) |
| 7 | Rwanda | 54 | 40 | +14 | Nyamuoch Teny | 18 | 2023 Afrobasket qualification | 2023.02.15 | Kampala (UGA) |
| 8 |  Uganda | 53 | 74 | -21 | Rose Macuei | 15 | 2023 Afrobasket qualification | 2023.02.16 | Kampala (UGA) |
| 9 | Kenya | 51 | 80 | -29 | Adut Bulgak | 10 | 2023 Afrobasket qualification | 2023.02.17 | Kampala (UGA) |
| 10 | Kenya | 30 | 64 | -34 | Perina Leime | 10 | 2023 Afrobasket qualification | 2023.02.19 | Kampala (UGA) |
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Current roster
Roster for the 2023 Women's Afrobasket qualification.[5]
More information Players, Coaches ...
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Olympic Games
More information Olympic Games, Qualifying ...
| Olympic Games | Qualifying | |||||||
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| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | |
 2016 |
N/A (Team didn't exist) | |||||||
 2020 | ||||||||
 2024 |
Did not enter | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Total | 0/2 | |||||||
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FIBA Women's World Cup
More information Women's World Cup, Qualification ...
| Women's World Cup | Qualification | |||||||
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| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | |
 2014 |
N/A
(Team didn't exist) | |||||||
 2018 | ||||||||
 2022 | Did not enter | Did not qualify | ||||||
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AfroBasket Women
- "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- "Women's basketball guard serves on South Sudan's first international team". gwhatchet.com. Roman Bobek. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- "South Sudan women lose first game at Afrobasket qualifiers". eyeradio.org. Jale Richard. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- "Host Uganda shock Egypt in a thriller, South Sudan see off Rwanda on Day 2". fiba.basketball. FIBA. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- "SOUTH SUDAN 2023 AFROBASKET WOMEN – ROSTER". fiba.basketball. FIBA. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
