South Sudan national football team
Men's national association football team representing South Sudan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see South Sudan women's national football team.
Not to be confused with Sudan national football team.
The South Sudan national football team represents South Sudan in international football and is controlled by the South Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in South Sudan.
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Nickname(s) | Bright Stars[1] | ||
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Association | South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) | ||
Head coach | Nicolas Dupuis | ||
Captain | Peter Maker | ||
Most caps | Peter Chol (36) | ||
Top scorer | James Moga (6) | ||
Home stadium | Juba National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | SSD | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 169 2 (18 July 2024)[2] | ||
Highest | 134 (November 2015) | ||
Lowest | 205 (September 2013) | ||
First international | |||
South Sudan 2–2 Uganda (Juba, South Sudan; 10 July 2012) | |||
Biggest win | |||
South Sudan 6–0 Djibouti (Juba, South Sudan; 28 March 2017) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Mozambique 5–0 South Sudan (Maputo, Mozambique; 18 May 2014) | |||
CECAFA Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2012) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2015) |
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