Football in South Sudan

Football in South Sudan
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Club competitions
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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. Approximately one in five people in South Sudan are considered association football fans.[7]

South Sudan national football stadium

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

Attendances

The average attendance per top-flight football league season and the club with the highest average attendance:

Season League average Best club Best club average
2024-25 673 Jamus SC 1,782

Source: League page on Wikipedia

See also

References

  1. ^ "South Sudan vs. the world: The birth of a national football team - CNN.com". CNN. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. 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. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. 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. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  7. ^ https://countrycassette.com/rankings-sports-football-fans-by-country/


allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer_in_South_Sudan