By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) Competition Committee has confirmed November 29, 2024, as the official kick-off date for the inaugural South Sudan Premier League. The league is expected to run for six months, concluding on May 31, 2025. A total of ten teams, drawn from the[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan National Team, the Bright Stars came from behind to beat Congo Brazzaville 3:2 on Thursday at Juba Stadium. This is the first victory for the Bright Stars in the CAF 2025 AFCON quantifiers TotalEnergies to be hosted in Morocco. Congo Brazzaville took an early[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan National Team has commenced training ahead of their crucial TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 qualifying fixture against Congo Brazzaville, scheduled for Thursday, November 14, 2024, at Juba Stadium. Last week, Head Coach Nicholas Dupulis summoned a 34-man provisional squad for the final two Group K matches.[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan’s Bright Stars arrived Ugandan Capital, Kampala, for a second leg of 2024 African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifiers after 2:0 triumph over Kenyan Harambee Stars at Juba Stadium. Two second-half goals from Malish Ezbon Wajo and Yahanna Paulino Juma in the 50th and 67th minute[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   South Sudan CHAN National Team on Sunday secured its first victory 2:0 against Kenya at Juba Stadium. Ebon Malish Ezibon Wajo gave South Sudan the lead in the 50 minutes of the second half. Seventeen minutes later, Yahanna Paulino Juma added the second goal of[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) has refuted claims that the National Team Head Coach, Nicholas Dupuis, Manager, Lugala Emmanuel and a goalkeeper were detained at Peace Hotel Juba due to unpaid bills. The association asserts that the alleged outstanding amount of over $10,000, purportedly accrued[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   Uganda has qualified for the 2025 AFCON of nations in Morocco with two games to spare after beating South Sudan’s Bright Stars 2:1 in Juba Stadium on Tuesday evening. Uganda took the lead in 15 minutes of the first half through Denise Omedi, however 6[Read More…]

Kei Emmanuel Duku   Bright Stars fans in Juba and around the globe have started contributing money to support the National Team. This comes after the South Sudan Football Association announced in a Press Conference last week that the association is facing numerous challenges in managing the players for the[Read More…]

Kei Emmanuel Duku   Bright Stars national football team was dealt a blow in 2025 African Cup of Nations TotalEnergies Qualifiers after they were beaten a goal to nil by Uganda Cranes last week in Mandela National Stadium in Kampala-Uganda. This is the third straight defeat for the Bright Stars[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) has refuted allegations that national team players have gone months without receiving salaries, prompting some to boycott recent training camps. In a press conference, SSFA General Secretary, Victor Lawrence Lual clarified that players are not entitled to monthly salaries but[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   South Sudan Football governing (body SSFA), has confirmed, Nicholas Dupuis, the Head Coach for the national team will be available in today’s clash with Uganda Cranes in Kampala. It was previously reported that the coach left the country for an undisclosed location at a critical[Read More…]

Kei Emmanuel Duku   Both Munuki FC and Viva Stars were winners yesterday in the third round of the South Sudan Cup under the Juba Local Football Association played in Buluk Training Centre. Munuki FC came from a goal down to overcome Bajur FC 2:1 when Jackson had given Bajur[Read More…]

Kei Emmanuel Duku   South Sudan U-20 Junior Team suffered a 1-0 defeat against Burundi U-20 in their opening match of the TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) CECAFA Qualifiers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Christophe Ndayikengurukiye scored the lone goal for Burundi in the 8th minute, joining[Read More…]

Kei Emmanuel Duku   South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) is being criticized for allegedly treating national team players unequally, particularly regarding compensation and incentives. This follows a social media post that went viral on Facebook, where a fan of the Bright Stars expressed frustration over the team’s dull performance in[Read More…]

Kei Emmanuel Duku   Atlabara FC continued their dominant start to the 2024/25 Juba Local Primer League season, securing a 3-1 victory over Zal Zal FC on Friday. The match played at the Buluk Training Centre, saw Atlabara take control early on. Keer Mangar opened the scoring in the 7th[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   Hundreds of mourners from different walks of life gathered at Kator Cathedral on Thursday morning to attend a requiem mass organized for Utaz James Ezekiel Alhaji who died on Tuesday morning. Late Ezekiel died at Juba Teaching Hospital on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024 while receiving[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   South Sudan U-20 National Team has been handed a challenging draw in Group B of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) U-20 Council of East and Central Africa Football Association zone qualifiers, to be hosted in Tanzania. In a draw held in Dar es[Read More…]

By Kei Emmanuel Duku   The Juba Local Football Association has announced that the 2024/25 Juba Super Cup will take place on September 6th, featuring a match between Jamus FC and Malakia FC of Juba. Originally scheduled for September 1st, the fixture was postponed by a week to accommodate Jamus[Read More…]