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Football in South Sudan

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Football in South Sudan
National team(s)men's national team
women's national team
Club competitions
International competitions
A player of the South Sudan national football team in a red jersey.

The sport of football in the country of South Sudan is run by the South Sudan Football Association.[1] The association administers the national football team, as well as the Football Championship.[2][3][4][5][6] Football is the most popular sport in South Sudan.

South Sudan national football stadium

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Stadium Capacity City Tenants Image
Juba Stadium 10,000 Juba South Sudan national football team, Al-Malakia FC

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "South Sudan vs. the world: The birth of a national football team - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  2. ^ Copnall, James (2012-02-03). "BBC Sport - South Sudan's divided support for northern neighbours". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  3. ^ "The Niles النيلان -Sudanese football teams torn by citizenship, southern players in limbo". Theniles.org. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  4. ^ "South Sudan". The Christian Times. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  5. ^ "How Sudan is playing politics with African football". Newvision.co.ug. 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  6. ^ Almasri, Omar (2012-03-05). "The State Of Football In Oil Rich South Sudan". Sabotage Times. Retrieved 2015-02-27.