Women's national association football team representing South Sudan
South SudanNickname(s) | Bright Starlets |
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Association | South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) |
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Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
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Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) |
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Head coach | Sidi Mohamed Karoune |
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Captain | Amy Lasu |
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Top scorer | Debora Stephen (4) |
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FIFA code | SSD |
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FIFA ranking |
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Current | 191 1 (15 March 2024)[1] |
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Highest | 175 (December 2021) |
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Lowest | 191 (March 2024) |
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First international |
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Tanzania 9–0 South Sudan (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 16 November 2019) |
Biggest win |
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Sudan 0–6 South Sudan (Khartoum, Sudan, 16 February 2022) |
Biggest defeat |
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Ethiopia 11–0 South Sudan (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10 April 2021) |
The South Sudan women's national team represents South Sudan in international women's football competitions.
History
South Sudan gain its 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 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
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
2024
All-time record
- As of 23 October 2021
- Key
Positive balance
Neutral balance
Negative balance
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 |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Position | Name | Ref. |
Head coach | Sidi Mohamed Karoune | [5] |
Manager history
- Sarah Edward (2011–20??)[6]
- Sabino Domaso (20??)
- Moses Machar Akol (2019)
- Sabino Domaso (20??–20??)
- Shilene Booysen (2021–2023)
- Sidi Mohamed Karoune( 2023-)
Players
Current squad
- This is the final squad named in September 2023 for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification .[7][8]
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Isaac Henri Nawal | | | | Yei Joint Stars |
| 1GK | Khalda Hassan Tutu | | | | El-Merreikh |
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| 2DF | Nakirijja Annet | | | | Yei Join Stars |
| 2DF | Sumaya Malili Taban | | | | Yei Join Stars |
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| 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 |
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| 4FW | Mary Anger | | | | Yei Join Stars |
| 4FW | Debora Stephen | | | | FK Saned |
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| | Dorka Greal | | | | |
| | Jessica Modong | | | | |
| | Jojo Luiz | | | | |
| | Miriam Luiz | | | | |
| | Poni Esther | | | | |
| | Elisa Esther | | | | |
| | Dusman Harriet | | | | |
| | Amama Issa | | | | |
| | Assendon Joyce | | | | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to a South Sudan squad in the past 12 months.
Previous squads
- COSAFA Women's Championship
- CECAFA Women's Championship
Records
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 16 July 2022.
Most capped players | Top goalscorers # | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps | 1 | Deborah Stephen | 2022 | 5 | ???? | 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 | ??? | |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
Olympic Games
- *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.
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
African Games
CECAFA Women's Championship
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://twitter.com/karlyboy71/status/1703529102748110947
- ^ "Malesh to take charge of National team". Juba Post. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Bright Starlet regroups ahead of TotalEnergies CAF Women's AFCON Qualifiers". twitter.
- ^ squad
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