| Nickname | Bright Stars | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | South Sudan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) | ||
| Head coach |  Charles John Gwit Uok | ||
| Captain | Agumemboki Felix | ||
| Home stadium | Malakal Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SSD | ||
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| First international | |||
South Sudan 1–5 Uganda(Kampala, Uganda; 31 May 2018) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
South Sudan 4–0 Burundi(Arusha, Tanzania; 27 November 2020) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| South Sudan 1–5 Uganda (Kampala, Uganda; 31 May 2018) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in2023) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2023) | ||
| CECAFA U-20 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in2019) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up, (2022) | ||
Medal record | |||
TheSouth Sudan national under-20 football team representsSouth Sudan under-20 level in the internationalfootball and is controlled by theSouth Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football inSouth Sudan.[1][2][3][4][5]
The South Sudan national under-20 football team has been known or nicknamed asBright Stars
The team play its home matches on theMalakal Stadium and others stadiums.
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The following squad was announced for recently finished2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Godwill Yogusuk | 22 June 2004 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2DF | Bul James | 7 January 2004 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2DF | Agot Garang | 5 May 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2DF | Hamiza William | 30 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2DF | Emmanuel Sebit | 9 September 2005 | 5 | 0 | |
| 6 | 2DF | Tuyian Chuol | 20 November 2005 | 5 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2DF | Daniel Bichiok | 22 February 2005 | 5 | 0 | |
| 8 | 4FW | Agumemboki Felix(Captain) | 24 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 3MF | Korom Chagai | 28 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 3MF | Kennedy Juma | 13 December 2005 | 5 | 3 | |
| 11 | 3MF | Thomas Munguci | 8 January 2004 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 | 3MF | Thomas Munguci | 22 December 2004 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | 3MF | Jacob Addis | 4 July 2005 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | 3MF | Baankhi Talafun | 9 August 2005 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | 3MF | Ochaya Okot | 23 September 2005 | 5 | 0 | |
| 16 | 3MF | Kenyi Shadrack | 8 October 2005 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1GK | Dario Kongyang | 29 February 2005 | 8 | 0 | |
| 18 | 4FW | Silver Mador | 5 January 2006 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | 4FW | Aluk Lual | 22 may 2004 | 4 | 2 | |
| 20 | 4FW | Luk Gatreak | 4 July 2005 | 4 | 2 | |
| 21 | 4FW | Peter Santos | 23 February 2004 | 2 | 1 | |
| 22 | 4FW | Tito Lukciir | 26 January 2004 | 2 | 1 | |
| 23 | 4FW | Riek De’Thol Diu | 20 September 2003 | 1 | 1 | |
Win Draw Loss Fixture
v South Sudan| 28 October 2022 (2022-10-28)2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Group stage | Sudan | 0–0 | South Sudan | Omdurman, Sudan |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium:Al-Hilal Stadium Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho) |
v South Sudan| 1 November 2022 (2022-11-01)2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Group stage | Burundi | 0–0 | South Sudan | Omdurman, Sudan |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium:Al-Hilal Stadium Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia) |
v Sudan| 5 November 2022 (2022-11-05)2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Group stage | Burundi | 0–1 | Sudan | Omdurman, Sudan |
| 16:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Al-Hilal Stadium Referee: Tuoniféré Soro (Ivory Coast) |
v South Sudan| 8 November 2022 (2022-11-08)2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Semi-finals | Ethiopia | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4p) | South Sudan | Omdurman, Sudan |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium:Al-Hilal Stadium Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
v Uganda| 11 November 2022 (2022-11-11)2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Final | South Sudan | 1–2 | Uganda | Omdurman, Sudan |
| 19:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Al-Hilal Stadium Referee: Abdalaziz Estalgoo (Sudan) |
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1977 | Part of Sudan | |||||||
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 2011 | ||||||||
 2013 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2015 | Withdrew before qualification | |||||||
 2017 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
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  2027 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | – | 0/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Record | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||||||||||||
| 1991 to  2011 | Part of Sudan | |||||||||||||||||||
 2013 | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||
 2015 | Withdrew before qualification | |||||||||||||||||||
 2017 | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||
 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||
 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Total | – | 1/17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| CECAFA U-20 Championship Record | |||||||||||||
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| Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |||||
 1971to 2010 | Part of Sudan | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||
| 2020 | Third-place | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| 2022 | Runners-up | – | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 3/14 | – | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | |||||
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