South Sudan national under-17 football team explained

South Sudan U-17
Nickname:	Bright Stars
Badge Size:	140px
Association:	South Sudan Football Association
Sub-Confederation:	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Confederation:	CAF (Africa)
Home Stadium:	Malakal Stadium
Coach:	Bilal Felix Komoyangi
Captain:	Mario Taban
Fifa Trigramme:	SSD
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First Game:	2–1 (Dar es Salam, Tanzania; 12 August 2018)
Largest Win:	2–1 (Dar es Salam, Tanzania; 12 August 2018)
Largest Loss:	1–6 (Dar es Salam, Tanzania; 17 August 2018)
Regional Name:	FIFA U-17 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:	0
2Ndregional Name:	CECAFA U-17 Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:	1
2Ndregional Cup First:	2022
2Ndregional Cup Best:	Runners-up, (2022)
3Rdregional Name:	Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
3Rdregional Cup Apps:	1 (first in 2023)

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.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

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

Fixtures and results

Legend

2022

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Competition records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record									width=1% rowspan=50
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
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
2025	To be determined
Total	0/20	–	0	0	0	0	0	0

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record									width=1% rowspan=50
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
1995 to 2019	Did not qualify
2021	Cancelled
2023	To be determined
2025	To be determined
Total	0/15	–	0	0	0	0	0	0

CECAFA U-17 Championship

CECAFA U-17 Championship Record									width=1% rowspan=50
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30
2007 to 2020	Did not participate
2022	Runners-up	–	4	1	1	2	4	9
Total	1/5	–	4	1	1	2	4	9

Notes and References

1. Web site: Somalia beat South Sudan to win CECAFA U-17 title. 15 October 2022. www.cafonline.com. 3 December 2022.
2. News: South Sudan, Somalia qualify for TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON 2023. www.cafonline.com. 12 October 2022. 3 December 2022.
3. Web site: South Sudan U-17 fixtures, results, news, squad. www.in.soccerway.com. 3 December 2022.
4. Web site: South Sudan U-17 teams. www.globalsportsarchive.com. 3 December 2022.
5. News: U-17 AFCON Qualifiers: South Sudan, Somalia book maiden tickets to finals. 13 October 2022. www.mozzartsort.co.ke. 3 December 2022.
6. News: Cecafa U17: Banned South Sudan did not know players were over age. 13 December 2020. www.goal.com. 3 December 2022.