National Teams South Sudan U23 squad: Simon James names 55 players for AFCON 2027 qualifiers
Simon James selects six goalkeepers, 18 defenders, 12 midfielders and 19 attackers, with several players also included in the recent U20 setup.
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National Teams Simon James selects six goalkeepers, 18 defenders, 12 midfielders and 19 attackers, with several players also included in the recent U20 setup.
National Teams Christian N'Sengi-Biembe’s provisional squad was initially announced with 48 players, but two subsequent additions have taken the list to 50 ahead of South Sudan’s AFCON 2027 qualifiers against Malawi and Egypt
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National Teams The goalkeeper was named the South Sudan Premier League’s best goalkeeper in 2024/25 after an impressive campaign with Kator SC.
National Teams South Sudan head coach Christian N’Sengi-Biembe has named a 48-man provisional squad ahead of the Bright Stars’ opening AFCON 2027 qualifying fixtures against Malawi and Egypt.
National Teams John Garang’s Junior Bright Stars begin their Group B campaign in Rwanda before facing Somalia and Burundi in a tightly packed schedule.
National Teams Lilian Prima’s South Sudan U15 girls begin their Group A campaign against hosts Rwanda before facing Burundi and Uganda in a packed qualifying schedule in Kigali.
National Teams South Sudan’s girls have been drawn in Group A alongside Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda for the CAF African Schools Football Championship CECAFA Zone qualifiers in Kigali, Rwanda.
National Teams South Sudan U-15 will face Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi in Group B of the CAF African Schools Football Championship CECAFA Zone qualifiers, with the tournament set to take place in Kigali from September 3 to 5, 2026.
National Teams South Sudan’s U-15 boys and girls travelled to Rwanda carrying the hopes of a country. But as the young players prepared for the CAF African Schools Football Championship, questions over examinations, school communication and safeguarding exposed a difficult choice facing children caught between foo
National Teams SSFF officials Sarafina Abe Augustino, Akoon Kueh Yai and Nicola Bazilio Girjuak will officiate at the African Schools Football Championship CECAFA Zone Qualifiers in Rwanda.
National Teams Bright Stars face Kenya and Burundi in Group C as preparations begin for the CECAFA U-20 qualifiers in Tanzania, with a place at the 2027 CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations at stake.