List of international matches for the South Sudanese national football team

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This list contains all the matches of the South Sudanese men's national football team , which are recognized as official internationals by the Confédération Africaine de Football . Original international matches , training matches against teams composed according to any criteria or friendly matches against club teams are not taken into account in official statistics. If the information provided by the CAF contradicts those of another source (see web links) or those of another football association, this is indicated in a footnote.

If a game ends after regular playing time or after extra time, it will be rated according to the result; Games decided on penalties count as a draw in the following.

Legend

This section serves as a legend for the following tables.

A = away game
H = home game
* = Play on a neutral place
WM = World Championship
n / a = after extension
i. E. = on penalties
red background color = defeat of the South Sudanese team
green background color = victory of the South Sudanese team
yellow background color = tie

International matches

2011 to 2019

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion	comment
*	July 10, 2011	1: 3	Tusker FC	H	Juba , Juba Stadium	Friendly match	First international game, unofficial game
*	Aug 3, 2011	1: 1	Villa SC	H	Juba , Juba Stadium	Friendly match	Unofficial game
01	July 10, 2012	2: 2	Uganda Uganda	H	Juba , Juba Stadium	Friendly match	first official international game first international goal by Richard Justin first home game first international game against Uganda first draw
02	Nov 24, 2012	0: 1	Ethiopia Ethiopia	*	Kampala , Mandela National Stadium	CECAFA Cup preliminary round game	first international game in neutral position first international game against Ethiopia first CECAFA Cup game of the national team first defeat
03	Nov 27, 2012	0: 2	Kenya Kenya	*	Kampala, Mandela National Stadium	CECAFA Cup preliminary round game	first international match against Kenya
04th	Nov 30, 2012	0: 4	Uganda Uganda	A.	Kampala, Mandela National Stadium	CECAFA Cup preliminary round game	first away game
05	Nov 27, 2013	1: 2	Zanzibar Zanzibar	*	Nairobi , Nyayo National Stadium	CECAFA Cup preliminary round game	first international match against Zanzibar
06th	Nov 30, 2013	1: 3	Kenya Kenya	A.	Nairobi, Nyayo National Stadium	CECAFA Cup preliminary round game
07th	3rd Dec. 2013	0: 2	Ethiopia Ethiopia	*	Machakos , Kenyatta Stadium	CECAFA Cup preliminary round game
08th	5th March 2014	0: 3	Botswana Botswana	A.	Gaborone , Botswana National Stadium	Friendly match	first international match against Botswana
09	May 18, 2014	0: 5	Mozambique Mozambique	A.	Maputo , Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto	African Cup of Nations qualification	first international match against Mozambique first Africa Cup of Nations qualifier of the national team highest defeat
10	May 30, 2014	0-0	Mozambique Mozambique	*	Khartoum , Khartoum Stadium	African Cup of Nations qualification
11	June 7, 2015	0: 2	Kenya Kenya	*	Kigali , Amahoro Stadium	Friendly match
12	June 13, 2015	0: 2	Mali Mali	A.	Bamako , Stade du 26 mars	African Cup of Nations qualification	first international match against Mali
13	4th Sep 2015	1-0	Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea	H	Juba, Juba Stadium	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier	first international match against Equatorial Guinea, first win
14th	Oct 7, 2015 Oct 8, 2015	1: 1	Mauritania Mauritania	H	Juba, Juba Stadium	World Cup qualification	first international match against Mauritania first World Cup qualifier for the national team the game started on October 7th after just ten minutes at a score of 1: 1 due to heavy rainfall and continued the following day
15th	Oct 13, 2015	0: 4	Mauritania Mauritania	A.	Nouakchott , Stade Olympique	World Cup qualification
16	23 Nov 2015	2-0	Djibouti Djibouti	N	Bahir Dar, Bahir Dar Stadium	CECAFA Cup preliminary round game	First international match against Djibouti
17th	Nov 25, 2015	0-0	Sudan Sudan	N	Bahir Dar, Bahir Dar Stadium	CECAFA Cup preliminary round game	First international match against Sudan
18th	23 Nov 2015	2-0	Malawi Malawi	N	Bahir Dar, Bahir Dar Stadium	CECAFA Cup preliminary round game	First international match against Malawi
19th	Dec 1, 2015	0: 0 n.v. E.	Sudan Sudan	N	Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa Stadium	CECAFA Cup preliminary round match (quarter-finals)
20th	March 23, 2016	1: 2	Benin Benin	H	Juba, Juba Stadium	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier	First international match against Benin
21st	March 27, 2016	1: 4	Benin Benin	A.	Cotonou , Stade de l'Amitié	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
22nd	4th June 2016	0: 3	Mali Mali	H	Juba, Juba Stadium	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
23	4th Sep 2016	0: 4	Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea	A.	Malabo ( GNQ )	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
24	22nd March 2017	0: 2	Djibouti Djibouti	A.	Djibouti ( DSC )	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
25th	March 28, 2017	6-0	Djibouti Djibouti	H	Juba , Juba Stadium	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier	Supreme victory
26th	Apr 22, 2017	2: 1	Somalia Somalia	*	Djibouti ( DSC )	African Nations Cup 2018 qualifier
27	Apr 30, 2017	2-0	Somalia Somalia	H	Juba , Juba Stadium	African Nations Cup 2018 qualifier
28	June 9, 2017	0: 3	Burundi Burundi	A.	?, ( BDI )	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier	First international match against Burundi
29	July 14, 2017	0-0	Uganda Uganda	H	Juba , Juba Stadium	African Nations Cup 2018 qualifier
30th	July 30, 2017	1: 5	Uganda Uganda	A.	Kampala ( UGA )	African Nations Cup 2018 qualifier
31	Sep 9 2018	0: 3	Mali Mali	H	Juba , Juba Stadium	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
32	Oct 12, 2018	0: 3	Gabon Gabon	A.	Libreville , ( GAB )	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier	First international match against Gabon
33	Oct 13, 2018	0: 1	Gabon Gabon	H	Juba , Juba Stadium	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
34	Nov 16, 2018	2: 5	Burundi Burundi	H	Juba , Juba Stadium	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
35	March 22, 2019	0: 3	Mali Mali	A.	Bamako , ( MLI )	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
36	July 27, 2019	0: 2	Burundi Burundi	A.	Bujumbura ( BDI )	African Nations Cup 2020 Qualifier
37	4th Aug 2019	1: 2	Burundi Burundi	*	Kampala ( UGA )	African Nations Cup 2020 Qualifier
38	4th Sep 2019	1: 1	Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea	*	Omdurman , ( SUD )	World Championship qualifier
39	Sep 9 2019	0: 1	Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea	A.	Malabo , ( AQG )	World Championship qualifier
40	Oct 9, 2019	2: 1	Seychelles Seychelles	*	Omdurman , ( SUD )	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier	First international match against Seychelles
41	Oct 13, 2019	1-0	Seychelles Seychelles	A.	Victoria , ( SEY )	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
42	Nov 11, 2019	0: 1	Malawi Malawi	A.	Blantyre , ( MWI )	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
43	19 Nov 2019	1: 2	Burkina Faso Burkina Faso	*	Khartoum , ( SUD )	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier	First international match against Burkina Faso

Since 2020

No.	date	Result	opponent		venue	occasion
44	March 23, 2020	:	Uganda Uganda	A.	?, ( UGA )	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
45	March 31, 2020	:	Uganda Uganda	H	?, ( SSD )	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
46	June 9, 2020	:	Malawi Malawi	H	?, ( SSD )	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
47	8 Sep 2020	:	Burkina Faso Burkina Faso	A.	?, ( BFA )	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier

statistics

opponent

Continental Association	number	Victories	draw	low lying	Goal difference	Goal difference
CAF (Africa)	23	3	5	15th	12:46	-34
AFC (Asia)	0	0	0	0	0-0	± 0
OFC (Oceania)	0	0	0	0	0-0	± 0
UEFA (Europe)	0	0	0	0	0-0	± 0
CONCACAF (North and Central America)	0	0	0	0	0-0	± 0
CONMEBOL (South America)	0	0	0	0	0-0	± 0
total	23	3	5	15th	12:46	-34

Occasions

occasion	number	Victories	draw	low lying	Goal difference	Goal difference
East and Central African Championship Games (CECAFA Cup)	6th	0	0	6th	2:14	-12
Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers	8th	1	1	6th	3:20	-17
Friendly matches	3	0	1	2	2: 7	-5
World Cup qualifiers	2	0	1	1	1: 5	-4
total	19th	1	3	15th	8:46	-38

All international match records

The South Sudanese men's senior national team has the following balance sheets (as of October 14, 2015):

Legend:

red background = negative balance (number of defeats higher than that of victories)
green background = positive balance (number of wins higher than that of defeats)
yellow background color = balance balanced

country	continental association	Type of games	Sp.	S.	U	N	Goal difference	Goal difference	All competitive games
Ethiopia Ethiopia	CAF
		Competitive games	2	0	0	2	0: 3	−3	CECAFA Cup preliminary round 2012, 2013
		Overall balance	2	0	0	2	0: 3	−3	CECAFA Cup preliminary round 2012, 2013
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea	CAF
		Competitive games	2	1	0	1	1: 4	−3	Africa Cup of Nations qualification 2017
		Overall balance	2	1	0	1	1: 4	−3	Africa Cup of Nations qualification 2017
Benin Benin	CAF
		Africa Cup of Nations qualification 2017	2	0	0	2	2: 6	-4
		Overall balance	2	0	0	2	2: 6	-4
Botswana Botswana	CAF
		Friendly matches	1	0	0	1	0: 3	-3
		Overall balance	1	0	0	1	0: 3	-3
Kenya Kenya	CAF
		Friendly matches	1	0	0	1	0: 2	−2	CECAFA Cup preliminary round 2012, 2013
		Competitive games	2	0	0	2	1: 5	−4
		Overall balance	3	0	0	3	1: 7	−6
Mali Mali	CAF
		Competitive games	2	0	0	2	0: 5	−5	Africa Cup of Nations qualification 2017
		Overall balance	2	0	0	2	0: 5	-5	Africa Cup of Nations qualification 2017
Mauritania Mauritania	CAF
		Competitive games	2	0	1	1	1: 5	−4	World Cup qualification 2018
		Overall balance	2	0	1	1	1: 5	−4	World Cup qualification 2018
Mozambique Mozambique	CAF
		Competitive games	2	0	1	1	0: 5	−5	African Cup of Nations qualification 2015
		Overall balance	2	0	1	1	0: 5	−5	African Cup of Nations qualification 2015
Zanzibar Zanzibar	CAF
		Competitive games	1	0	0	1	1: 2	−1	CECAFA Cup preliminary round 2013
		Overall balance	1	0	0	1	1: 2	−1	CECAFA Cup preliminary round 2013
Uganda Uganda	CAF
		Competitive games	1	0	0	1	0: 4	−4	CECAFA Cup preliminary round 2012
		Friendly matches	1	0	1	0	2: 2	± 0
		Overall balance	2	0	1	1	2: 6	-4
Total
		All competitive games	13	1	2	10	4:30	-26
		All friendlies	3	0	1	2	2: 7	-5
		Overall balance	19th	1	3	15th	8:46	-38

Venues

occasion	number	Victories	draw	low lying	Goal difference	Goal difference
Home games	5	1	2	2	5: 8	-3
Away games	8th	0	0	8th	2:29	-27
Play in a neutral place	6th	0	1	5	1: 9	-8th
total	19th	1	3	15th	8:46	-34

Venues for home games

city	Games	Victories	draw	low lying	Goal difference	Goal difference	first game	last game
Juba	4th	1	2	1	4: 6	-2	July 10, 2012	4th June 2016

Footnotes

↑ The Zanzibari national football team is an independent member of the African Football Confederation , but not yet a member of FIFA . As a result, the game is not included in FIFA statistics.

^ South Sudan's World Cup debut ended early by rain . bbc.com, October 7, 2015; accessed on October 8, 2015.

↑ The competitive games in this overview also include games that took place in the context of smaller tournaments. These games are sometimes mistakenly rated as friendly games for the sake of simplicity. Although it is also debatable to count these games among the competitive games, this takes into account the fact that they differ from "pure" friendly games.

Web links

International matches for the South Sudanese national team on FIFA.com
Country list of South Sudan in the World Football Elo ratings

[1] The Zanzibari national football team is an independent member of the African Football Confederation , but not yet a member of FIFA . As a result, the game is not included in FIFA statistics.

[2] South Sudan's World Cup debut ended early by rain . bbc.com, October 7, 2015; accessed on October 8, 2015.

[3] The competitive games in this overview also include games that took place in the context of smaller tournaments. These games are sometimes mistakenly rated as friendly games for the sake of simplicity. Although it is also debatable to count these games among the competitive games, this takes into account the fact that they differ from "pure" friendly games.