South Sudan national under-17 football team

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]

South Sudan U-17
Nickname(s)Bright Stars
AssociationSouth Sudan Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach 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
2022 Ethiopia

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
2 1GK Samuel Duku 17 January 2004 0 0
3 1GK Abdusalam Hasaballah 15 May 2005 0 0
4 2DF Amos Moses 8 January 2005 0 0
5 2DF Kharbino Wel 9 September 2005 0 0
6 2DF David Mabil 20 November 2005 0 0
7 2DF Emmanuel John 26 February 2005 0 0
8 4FW Mario Taban (Captain) 29 March 2005 0 0
9 2DF Felix Obama April 2003 0 0
10 2DF Francis Michael 22 December 2005 0 0
11 2DF Gama Hassen 30 January 2004 0 0
12 2DF James Samuel 6 December 2004 0 0
13 2DF Samuel Ceasar 14 July 2005 0 0
14 3MF Ronaldo Daniel 9 August 2005 0 0
15 3MF Rewde Maliah 2 September 2005 0 0
16 3MF Judu Thuch 8 October 2005 0 0
17 3MF Shakir Mohamed 22 February 2005 0 0
18 3MF Ajo Minari 5 January 2006 0 0
19 4FW Jonathan Gem 22 may 2004 0 0
20 4FW Manjistu Jido 4 July 2005 0 0
21 4FW Godfery Geri 23 July 2005 0 0
22 4FW Gbindiva Victor 26 January 2006 0 0
23 4FW Ajong Uber 10 January 2005 0 0
24 4FW Abraham Okenny 18 July 2005 0 0

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
  • Nkoola 25', 51'
  • Sembuusi 37'
  • Walusimbi 45+1'
 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
  • Harimbabazi 65'
 Report
  • Mabil 83'
 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
  • Charles 71'
 Report
  • Gem 37'
 Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Abdulsalam Kassim (Nigeria)
Penalties
  • Omar
  • Farid
  • M. Salum
  • Hamisi
  • Charles
  • Obama
  • Mabil
  • Moses
  • Taban
  • Gem
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Final Somalia  3–1  South Sudan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
15:00
  • A. Abdi 6'
  • Dahir 59', 71'
 Report
  • Minari 48'
 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
1985Did not qualify
1987Did not qualify
1989Did not qualify
1991Did not qualify
1993Did not qualify
1995Did not qualify
1997Did not qualify
1999Did not qualify
2001Did not qualify
2003Did not qualify
2005Did not qualify
2007Did not qualify
2009Did not qualify
2011Did not qualify
2015Did not qualify
2017Did not qualify
2019Did not qualify
2021Cancelled
2023Disqualified
2025To be determined
Total0/20–000000

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
1995
to 2019		Did not qualify
2021Cancelled
2023To be determined
2025To be determined
Total0/15–000000

CECAFA U-17 Championship
CECAFA U-17 Championship Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
2007
to 2020		Did not participate
2022Runners-up–411249
Total1/5–411249

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.
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