South_Sudan_women's_national_football_team
South Sudan women's national football team
Women's national association football team representing South Sudan
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see South Sudan national football team.
Not to be confused with Sudan women's national football team.
The South Sudan women's national team represents South Sudan in international women's football.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
| Nickname(s) | Bright Starlets | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
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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]
Nicknames
The South Sudan women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Bright Starlets".
Main article: South Sudan women's national football team results
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
Egypt 
v 
South Sudan
v 
South Sudan
| 20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) 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) |
South Sudan v Egypt
v Egypt
| 24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 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. | ||||
- As of 23 October 2021
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Positive balance
Neutral balance
Negative balance
More information Opponent, P ...
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Botswana |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 000.00 |
 Burundi |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Ethiopia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 000.00 |
 Kenya |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 000.00 |
| Sudan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 100.00 |
| Tanzania |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 000.00 |
 Zanzibar |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
 Zimbabwe |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 53 | −46 | 010.00 |
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Current coaching staff
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Manager history
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- Sarah Edward (2011–20??)[7]
- Sabino Domaso (20??)
- Moses Machar Akol (2019)
- Sabino Domaso (20??–20??)
- Shilene Booysen (2021–2023)
- Sidi Mohamed Karoune( 2023-)
Current squad
- 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.
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Isaac Henri Nawal | Yei Joint Stars | ||||
| 1GK | Khalda Hassan Tutu | El-Merreikh | ||||
| 2DF | Nakirijja Annet | Yei Join Stars | ||||
| 2DF | Sumaya Malili Taban | Yei Join Stars | ||||
| 3MF | Amy Lasu (captain) | (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 28) |  FK Saned | |||
| 3MF | Apayi Hatima | Yei Join Stars | ||||
| 3MF | Mary Dawa | Yei Join Stars | ||||
| 4FW | Mary Anger | Yei Join Stars | ||||
| 4FW | Debora Stephen | FK Saned | ||||
| Dorka Greal | | |||||
| Jessica Modong | | |||||
| Jojo Luiz | | |||||
| Miriam Luiz | | |||||
| Poni Esther | | |||||
| Elisa Esther | | |||||
| Dusman Harriet | | |||||
| Amama Issa | | |||||
| Assendon Joyce | | |||||
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Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to a South Sudan squad in the past 12 months.
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Previous squads
- COSAFA Women's Championship
- CECAFA Women's Championship
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 16 July 2022.
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Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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FIFA Women's World Cup
More information FIFA Women's World Cup record, Year ...
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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Olympic Games
More information Summer Olympics record, Year ...
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Africa Women Cup of Nations
The team was in the draw for qualifying to the 2014 African Championship, but had withdrawn from their first round match against Ethiopia.
More information Africa Women Cup of Nations record, Year ...
| Africa Women Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
African Games
CECAFA Women's Championship
- 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
- "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.
- "Malesh to take charge of National team". Juba Post. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2017.