Ayat Stars F.C.
Ayat Stars Football Club, also known as Ayat Stars or simply Ayat, is a South Sudanese soccer club. The club is currently based in Aweil Centre County, Aweil State, in northwestern South Sudan, near the International border with the Republic of Sudan and the Abyei Region. The team is nicknamed "The Thunders". It was formed on December 30, 2009, and initially started as a part of the South Sudan Premier League (SSPL). Ayat shares Aweil Stadium with various teams such as Tuektuek, Madiria, Apada, Merreikh Aweil, Salaam Aweil and Aweil Stars. They participate in the South Sudan Premier League, South Sudan National Cup and South Sudan Football Championship South Sudan Football Championship is the top division of the South Sudan Football Association. The first season started in 2011 after the independence of South Sudan. For the first championship in 2011, seven provincial champions entered, and the ..., depending on qualification. Club history Ayat Stars beat Salaam Aweil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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South Sudan Premier League
The South Sudan Premier League is on the second level of the football pyramid in South Sudan after the South Sudan Football Championship South Sudan Football Championship is the top division of the South Sudan Football Association. The first season started in 2011 after the independence of South Sudan. For the first championship in 2011, seven provincial champions entered, and the .... The first season started in 2013 after the independence of South Sudan. Clubs 2014 Champions *2013 – Central Equatoria United F.C *2014 – Central Equatoria United F.C Performance by club Football leagues in South Sudan Top level football leagues in Africa Sports leagues established in 2013 2013 establishments in South Sudan {{Africa-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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South Sudanese
South Sudan is home to around 60 indigenous ethnic groups and 80 linguistic partitions among a population of around million. Historically, most ethnic groups were lacking in formal Western political institutions, with land held by the community and elders acting as problem solvers and adjudicators. Today, most ethnic groups still embrace a ''cattle culture'' in which livestock is the main measure of wealth and used for bride wealth. The majority of the ethnic groups in South Sudan are of African heritage who practice either Christianity or syncretisms of Christian and Traditional African religion. There is a significant minority of people, primarily tribes of Arab heritage, who practice Islam. Most tribes of African heritage have at least one clan that has embraced Islam, and some clans of tribes of Arab heritage have embraced Christianity. Linguistic diversity is much greater in the southern half of the country, a significant majority of the people belong to either the Dink ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aweil State
Aweil State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and it borders Gogrial to the east, Lol to the west, Aweil East to the north, and Wau to the south. Its capital and largest city was Aweil. History The area was originally part of the state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal. On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states. The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment. In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states. Ronald Ruai Deng was appointed Governor on 24 December. On 22 February 2020, a compromise led President Salva Kiir to revert the map of South Sud ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Salaam Aweil FC
Salaam Aweil Football Club is a South Sudanese federation soccer club commonly known as Salaam Aweil or Salaam, currently based in Aweil, South Sudan. Founded on 16 of April 2009 by police. It plays at Aweil Stadium and it currently sharing Aweil Stadium with Merreikh Aweil F.C., Merreikh Aweil and Aweil Stars F.C., Aweil Stars. Salaam is governmental team. They play in the South Sudan Premier League, South Sudan National Cup and South Sudan Football Championship. Salaam is one of the victorious teams of South Sudan, and they are winners of South Sudan Premier League. Club history Since the foundation of Salaam; they were included to be members of South Sudan Premier League, South Sudan Premier League (SSPL) in 2011. In 2013 Salaam won a match against Merreikh Aweil F.C., Merreikh Aweil that ended 2–1. In 2013 Salaam FC sold their all time player Aluck Akech to Al-Malakia FC, Malakia. Salaam also won an independence cup against Islah F.C., Islah and in the same year Salaam won ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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South Sudan National Cup
The South Sudan National Cup is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football competition in men's domestic Football in South Sudan, South Sudanese football. Organized by the South Sudan Football Association, the cup began in 2012, not long after South Sudan gained independence. Wau Salaam FC is the most successful club in South Sudan National Cup history, holding three titles. In the most recent competition, nine teams competed in the cup. However, the competition has only been held three times, most recently in 2014. History South Sudan gained its independence from the country of Sudan on July 9, 2011, after a South Sudanese independence referendum, 2011, referendum was passed into law. The South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) was formed in April 2011 and has gained membership of FIFA, Confederation of African Football, CAF and CECAFA. Alongside the National Cup, SSFA runs domestic leagues, with the South Sudan Football Championship as the top division ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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South Sudan Football Championship
South Sudan Football Championship is the top division of the South Sudan Football Association. The first season started in 2011 after the independence of South Sudan. For the first championship in 2011, seven provincial champions entered, and the title was won by Wau Salaam. They went on to represent South Sudan in the 2012 Kagame Interclub Cup of CECAFA. For the second championship in 2013, the title was won by Atlabara, and they have participated in the 2014 CAF Champions League. Clubs Source Champions *2011–12 – Wau Salaam FC, Wau Salaam *2013 – Atlabara *2014 – Al-Malakia *2015 – Atlabara *2016 – ''Not played'' *2017 – Wau Salaam FC, Wau Salaam *2018 – Al-Hilal Wau (appeal won by Al-Merreikh, but later overturned by South Sudan Football Association) *2019 – Atlabara *2020 – ''Not played due to the Covid-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COV ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |