South Sudan national under-17 football team

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
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ethiopia

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.

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

Fixtures and results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

6 October 2022 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 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 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 soccer ball with check mark
  • Farid soccer ball with check mark
  • M. Salum soccer ball with check mark
  • Hamisi soccer ball with red X
  • Charles soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with red X Obama
  • soccer ball with check mark Mabil
  • soccer ball with check mark Moses
  • soccer ball with check mark Taban
  • soccer ball with check mark Gem
15 October 2022 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
1985 Did not qualify
1987 Did not qualify
1989 Did not qualify
1991 Did not qualify
1993 Did not qualify
1995 Did not qualify
1997 Did not qualify
1999 Did not qualify
2001 Did not qualify
2003 Did not qualify
2005 Did not qualify
2007 Did not qualify
2009 Did not qualify
2011 Did not qualify
2015 Did not qualify
2017 Did not qualify
2019 Did not qualify
2021 Cancelled
2023 Disqualified
Total 0/19 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
2021 Cancelled
2023 To be determined
Total 0/13 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
2022 Runners-up – 4 1 1 2 4 9
Total 1/5 – 4 1 1 2 4 9