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South Sudan women's national football team
Women's national association football team representing South Sudan
Women's national association football team representing South Sudan
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | South Sudan |
| Nickname | Bright Starlets |
| Association | South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) |
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Coach | Sidi Mohammed Karouane |
| Captain | |
| Top scorer | Luka Deborah (6) |
| FIFA Trigramme | SSD |
| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 175 |
| FIFA max date | December 2021 |
| FIFA min | 193 |
| FIFA min date | December 2024 – June 2025 |
| pattern_la1 | _redborder |
| pattern_b1 | _redwhitehorizontal |
| pattern_ra1 | _redborder |
| pattern_sh1 | _red_stripes_adidas |
| pattern_so1 | _2 red stripes |
| leftarm1 | white |
| body1 | white |
| rightarm1 | white |
| shorts1 | white |
| socks1 | white |
| First game | 9–0 |
| (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 16 November 2019) | |
| Largest loss | 11–0 |
| (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10 April 2021) | |
| Largest win | 0–6 |
| (Khartoum, Sudan, 16 February 2022) | |
| type | women |
the women's team
| Sub-confederation = CECAFA (East & Central Africa) (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 16 November 2019) (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10 April 2021) (Khartoum, Sudan, 16 February 2022) The South Sudan women's national team represents South Sudan in international women's football competitions.
History
South Sudan gained its independent from Sudan in 2011. That same year the women's team was created.
The team then gained Confederation of African Football (CAF) membership in February 2012 and full FIFA membership in May.
They played their first international competition at the 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship where they lost their first game 0–9 on16 November 2019 against Tanzania, achieved their first win in their second match 5 - 0 vs Zanzibar on 18 November 2019, and two days later on 20 November 2019, dropped their third game 0 - 5 against Burundi. The team was eliminated in the group stage. Kenya women national team went on to win the tournament with 2 - 0 victory over Tanzania women national team.
Team image
Nicknames
The South Sudan women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Bright Starlets" derived from the men's national team "Bright Star".
Results and fixtures
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
2025
- Taleb Muller
- Abadou
- Bouhani
- Karchouni
- Karchouni
- Taleb Muller
- Msewa
- Clement
- Luvagna
- Kabene
- Nalugya
- Namuleme
- Mboya
- Nanjala
- Amunyolet
- Ochaka
- Anger Bol
- Malili
- Makuach
All-time record
;Key The following table shows South Sudan's all-time official international record per opponent:
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | Confederation | Total | 25 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 25 | 93 | −68 | 24.00 | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 100.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 00.00 | CAF | |||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 | — | |||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 00.00 | CAF |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Simon James Yor Kak |
| Assistant Coach | Cinderela Mathew Sebit Daniel |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Mohammed Seifeldin Both Diu |
| Physical Trainer | Brin George Lou Walla |
| Physiotherapists | Rose Hakim Maze |
| Team Doctor | Poni Anna Wani |
| Equipment Manager | Charity Samuel Laku Soro |
Manager history
- Sarah Edward (2011–20??)
- Sabino Domaso (20??)
- Moses Machar Akol (2019)
- Sabino Domaso (20??–20??)
- Shilene Booysen (2021–2023)
- Sidi Mohamed Karoune( 2023-2024)
- Simon James Yor Kak( 2025-)
Players
Current squad
- The Following players were called for the 2025 CECAFA Women's Championship announced on 12 June 2025.
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
- 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship squads ;CECAFA Women's Championship
- 2022 CECAFA Women's Championship squads
- 2025 CECAFA Women's Championship squads
Records
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 16 July 2022.
Most capped players
| # | Player | Year(s) | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 10 |
Top goalscorers
| # | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luka Deborah | 2022 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | chiang Tomas | 2022 | 3 | ??? |
| 3 | Amy Lasu | 2019 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Suzy Iriamba | 2019 | 1 | ? |
| 5 | Manyol | 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Makuei Josephine | 2021 | 1 | ? |
| 7 | Chieng Riek | 2021 | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Sarah Aparo | 2022 | 1 | ?? |
| 9 | Diana Padonyi | 2022 | 1 | ??? |
| 10 |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN 2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| FRA 2019 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| AUSNZL 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| BRA 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | Total | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States 1996 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France 2024 |
:*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.
| Africa Women Cup of Nations record | Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQG 2012 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| NAM 2014 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| CMR 2016 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| GHA 2018 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | ||||||||
| MAR 2022 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| MAR 2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
African Games
| African Games record | Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria 2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Algeria 2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Mozambique 2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Republic of Congo 2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| MAR 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| GHA 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CECAFA Women's Championship
References
References
- "South Sudan Football Association". CAF.
- (10 February 2012). "South Sudan gain Caf membership". BBC.
- (25 May 2012). "South Sudan becomes FIFA's 209th member". Reuters.
- (19 August 2011). "Malesh to take charge of National team". Juba Post.
- [[CECAFA]]. "Find the Kenya and South Sudan squads ahead of the CECAFA Senior Women's Championship 2025.".
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