South Sudan national under-17 football team

South Sudan U-17
Nickname(s)Bright Stars
AssociationSouth Sudan Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coachSouth Sudan Bilal Felix Komoyangi
CaptainMario Taban
Home stadiumMalakal Stadium
FIFA codeSSD
First colours
Second colours
First international
South Sudan  2–1  Djibouti
(Dar es Salam, Tanzania; 12 August 2018)
Biggest win
South Sudan  2–1  Djibouti
(Dar es Salam, Tanzania; 12 August 2018)
Biggest defeat
South Sudan  1–6  Uganda
(Dar es Salam, Tanzania; 17 August 2018)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best resultRunners-up, (2022)
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Medal record
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ethiopia

The South Sudan national under-17 football team represents South Sudan at age of under-17 levels in the international football and is controlled by the South Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in South Sudan.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Team image

Nicknames

The South Sudan national under-17 football team has been known or nicknamed as Bright Stars

Home stadium

The team play its home matches on the Malakal Stadium and others stadiums.

History

The South Sudan national under-17 football team played their debut game against Djibouti on 12 August 2018 at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, winning 2–1. The team qualified for the first time in the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations which will take place in Algeria after finishing as runners-up in the 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship.

Current squad

The following squad was announced for recently finished 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship

As of 13 December 2022
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Nasona Victor 2 June 2005 0 0 South Sudan
2 1GK Samuel Duku 17 January 2004 0 0 South Sudan
3 1GK Abdusalam Hasaballah 15 May 2005 0 0 South Sudan
4 2DF Amos Moses 8 January 2005 0 0 South Sudan
5 2DF Kharbino Wel 9 September 2005 0 0 South Sudan
6 2DF David Mabil 20 November 2005 0 0 South Sudan
7 2DF Emmanuel John 26 February 2005 0 0 South Sudan
8 4FW Mario Taban (Captain) 29 March 2005 0 0 South Sudan
9 2DF Felix Obama April 2003 0 0 South Sudan
10 2DF Francis Michael 22 December 2005 0 0 South Sudan
11 2DF Gama Hassen 30 January 2004 0 0 South Sudan
12 2DF James Samuel 6 December 2004 0 0 South Sudan
13 2DF Samuel Ceasar 14 July 2005 0 0 South Sudan
14 3MF Ronaldo Daniel 9 August 2005 0 0 South Sudan
15 3MF Rewde Maliah 2 September 2005 0 0 South Sudan
16 3MF Judu Thuch 8 October 2005 0 0 South Sudan
17 3MF Shakir Mohamed 22 February 2005 0 0 South Sudan
18 3MF Ajo Minari 5 January 2006 0 0 South Sudan
19 4FW Jonathan Gem 22 may 2004 0 0 South Sudan
20 4FW Manjistu Jido 4 July 2005 0 0 South Sudan
21 4FW Godfery Geri 23 July 2005 0 0 South Sudan
22 4FW Gbindiva Victor 26 January 2006 0 0 South Sudan
23 4FW Ajong Uber 10 January 2005 0 0 South Sudan
24 4FW Abraham Okenny 18 July 2005 0 0 South Sudan

Fixtures and results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

6 October 2022 (2022-10-06) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Group stages South Sudan  1–4  Uganda Abebe Bikila Stadium
13:00
  • Okenny 67'
 Report
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Group stages Burundi  1–1  South Sudan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16:00
Report
Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
12 October 2022 (2022-10-12) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Semi-finals Tanzania  1–1
(3–4 p)		  South Sudan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
15:30
Report
Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Abdulsalam Kassim (Nigeria)
Penalties
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Final Somalia  3–1  South Sudan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
15:00
Report
Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

Competition records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
China 1985 Did not qualify
Canada 1987 Did not qualify
Scotland 1989 Did not qualify
Italy 1991 Did not qualify
Japan 1993 Did not qualify
Ecuador 1995 Did not qualify
Egypt 1997 Did not qualify
New Zealand 1999 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not qualify
Finland 2003 Did not qualify
Peru 2005 Did not qualify
South Korea 2007 Did not qualify
Nigeria 2009 Did not qualify
Mexico 2011 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2015 Did not qualify
Chile 2017 Did not qualify
Brazil 2019 Did not qualify
Peru 2021 Cancelled
Indonesia 2023 Disqualified
Qatar 2025 To be determined
Total 0/20 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Mali 1995
toTanzania 2019		 Did not qualify
Morocco 2021 Cancelled
Algeria 2023 Disqualified
Ivory Coast 2025 To be determined
Total 0/15 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

CECAFA U-17 Championship

CECAFA U-17 Championship Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Burundi 2007
to Rwanda 2020		 Did not participate
Ethiopia 2022 Runners-up – 4 1 1 2 4 9
Total 1/5 – 4 1 1 2 4 9

References

  1. ^ "Somalia beat South Sudan to win CECAFA U-17 title". www.cafonline.com. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  2. ^ "South Sudan, Somalia qualify for TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON 2023". www.cafonline.com. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. ^ "South Sudan U-17 fixtures, results, news, squad". www.in.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. ^ "South Sudan U-17 teams". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  5. ^ "U-17 AFCON Qualifiers: South Sudan, Somalia book maiden tickets to finals". www.mozzartsort.co.ke. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Cecafa U17: Banned South Sudan did not know players were over age". www.goal.com. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2022.