Men's national association football team representing South Sudan
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.
South Sudan
Nickname(s)
Bright Stars[1]
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 (34)
Top scorer
James Moga (6)
Home stadium
Juba National Stadium
FIFA code
SSD
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current
167 1 (4 April 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)
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.
^"BBC Storyville 2014 Soccer Coach Zoran and his African Tigers". YouTube. 18 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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