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…]
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Juba Stadium to host Eritrea-Ethiopia CHAN 2024 qualifiers
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Juba Stadium will host the upcoming 2024 CHAN Championship zonal qualifiers between Eritrea and Ethiopia. This match will reignite the historic football rivalry between the two nations, marking their first official clash since a friendly in Asmara in August 2018. Eritrea has not participated in[Read More…]
Training for D’ license coaches commences in Torit
By Ijoo Bosco Whittaker peace and development initiative, in partnership with the South Sudan Football Association, has kicked off training of over thirty D’License coaches in Torit town, Eastern Equatoria State, to promote peace through sports. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Bilal Felix, South Sudan Under-21 Coach Instructor and[Read More…]
SSFA refutes unpaid hotel bills rumours
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…]
South Sudan crushes out of AFCON 2025
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…]
Fans contribute cash to support National Team
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…]
Coaches praise Bright Stars despite 1:0 defeat to Uganda Cranes
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…]
South Sudan Football Association denies claims of unpaid salaries
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…]
Bright Stars head coach returns ahead of Uganda clash
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…]
Viva Stars, Munuki FC advance to third round of South Sudan Cup
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…]
South Sudan U-20 falls to Burundi in AFCON qualifiers
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…]
Comedian criticizes SSFA for unequal treatment of National Team players
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…]
Atlabara FC extends unbeaten run
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…]
Tribute to former national team, Kator FC coach
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…]
South Sudan U-20 faces tough draw in CECAFA qualifiers
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…]
Juba Super Cup set for September
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…]
SSFA sets deadline for foreign-based players ahead of AFCON qualifiers
By Kei Emmanuel Duku The South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) has confirmed that some foreign-based players have begun arriving in Juba to join the national team training camp ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. Michael Daniel Morgan, chairman of the South Sudan National Team Committee,[Read More…]
African coaches praise Juba Stadium
By Kei Emmanuel Duku The head coaches of Al-Merrikh FC and Al-Hilal FC Omdurman from Sudan have praised the quality of the artificial turf at Juba Stadium, calling it a “modern turf generational” stadium. Both teams are playing their home matches in Juba due to the ongoing civil war[Read More…]
Al-Ahly coach calls for changes in CAF calendar
By Kei Emmanuel Duku The head coach of Al-Ahly Football Benghazi Club has called on the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to revise the calendar for the African Champions League and Confederations Cup. Dejan Arsove’s comments followed his team’s elimination from the first round of the CAF Champions League[Read More…]
Peter Maker signs two-year deal with Kenyan giant AFC Leopard
By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan national team defender Peter Maker has officially joined Kenyan Premier League powerhouse AFC Leopard on a two-year contract. The move comes after the towering defender’s previous contract with Serbian club Radnicki Mitrovica expired. Maker, a versatile player capable of playing both defensive midfield[Read More…]