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Women's national association football team representing South Sudan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The South Sudan women's national team represents South Sudan in international women's football competitions.
Nickname(s) | Bright Starlets | |
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Association | South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) | |
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |
Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) | |
Head coach | Sidi Mohammed Karouane | |
Captain | Amy Lasu | |
Top scorer | Debora Stephen (4) | |
FIFA code | SSD | |
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FIFA ranking | ||
Current | 192 ![]() | |
Highest | 175 (December 2021) | |
Lowest | 192 (August 2024) | |
First international | ||
![]() ![]() (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 16 November 2019) | ||
Biggest win | ||
![]() ![]() (Khartoum, Sudan, 16 February 2022) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
![]() ![]() (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10 April 2021) |
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.
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".
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
20 September 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg | Egypt ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Cairo, Egypt |
18:00 UTC+3 | Report (EFA) | Stadium: Petrosport Stadium Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia) |
24 September 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg | South Sudan ![]() | 0–4 (0–8 agg.) | ![]() | Cairo, Egypt |
18:00 UTC+3 | Report (EFA) | Stadium: Al Salam Stadium | ||
Note: Egypt won 8–0 on aggregate. |
29 May 2024 Friendly | Tanzania ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
31 May 2024 Friendly | Seychelles ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
16:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Azam Complex Stadium |
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Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | ![]() |
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Khalda Hassan | 16 December 2004 | ![]() | |||
GK | Teresa Nawal | ![]() | ||||
GK | Juan Rita | ![]() | ||||
GK | Nawal Teresa | ![]() | ||||
DF | Filda Amadrio | ![]() | ||||
DF | Jessica Modong | ![]() | ||||
DF | Sumaya Malili | ![]() | ||||
DF | Dorka Greal | ![]() | ||||
DF | Amama Issa | ![]() | ||||
DF | Nakirijja Annet | ![]() | ||||
DF | Akual Ramadan | ![]() | ||||
DF | Roba Esther | ![]() | ||||
MF | Apayi Hatima | ![]() | ||||
MF | Diana Padonyi | ![]() | ||||
MF | Amy Lasu (captain) | 8 November 1995 | ![]() | |||
MF | Fatoumata Abubakar | ![]() | ||||
MF | Mariam Luiz | ![]() | ||||
MF | Mary Dawa | ![]() | ||||
MF | Stella Nyoka | ![]() | ||||
MF | Marline Pita | ![]() | ||||
MF | Adut Deborah | ![]() | ||||
MF | Angelina June | ![]() | ||||
MF | Naggaya Joanitor | ![]() | ||||
FW | Mary Anger | ![]() | ||||
FW | Ayak Ngour | ![]() | ||||
FW | Dusman Harriet | ![]() | ||||
FW | Amouna Kenedeth | ![]() | ||||
FW | Namugeye Rahma | ![]() | ||||
FW | Debora Stephen | ![]() | ||||
FW | Chieng Thomas | ![]() |
The following players have been called up to a South Sudan squad in the past 12 months.
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 16 July 2022.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
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Did not enter | ||||||||
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
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To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Did not enter | |||||||
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Did not enter | |||||||
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Did not enter | |||||||
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | |||||||
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Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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