South Sudan women's national basketball team

South Sudan
FIBA ranking	101 (26 August 2024)
Joined FIBA	2013
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	South Sudan Basketball Federation (SSBF)
Coach	Ebony Hoffman
Nickname(s)	Bright Starlets
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
World Cup
Appearances	None
AfroBasket
Appearances	None
Home	Away
First international
	South Sudan 65–95 Egypt ; (Kigali, Rwanda; July 12, 2021)
Biggest win
	Rwanda 40–54 South Sudan; (Kampala, Uganda; February 16, 2023)
Biggest defeat
	Egypt 99–65 South Sudan ; (Kigali, Rwanda; July 16, 2021); Kenya 64–30 South Sudan ; (Kampala, Uganda; February 19, 2023)

The South Sudan women's national basketball team represents South Sudan in international women's basketball competitions.

History

The FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2021 Zone 5 Qualifiers marked the first time South Sudan was represented in women's basketball at the international level since gaining independence in 2011 and becoming a FIBA member in 2013.^[2] the team was placed in Zone 5 Group A, with Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda. South Sudan played its first official international game on 12 July 2021, against the Egyptian team. They lost to Egypt by 30 points (65–95).^[3]

In 2023, South Sudan marked history by winning its first international game against Rwanda by a margin of 14 points.^[4]

Results

Note: updated through 22 February 2023

M	OPPONENT	F	A	+/-	TOP SCORER(S)	PTS	EVENT	DATE	LOCATION
1	Egypt	65	95	-30			2021 Afrobasket qualification	2021.07.12	Kigali (RWA)
2	Kenya	48	66	-18			2021 Afrobasket qualification	2021.07.13	Kigali (RWA)
3	Rwanda	52	65	-13			2021 Afrobasket qualification	2021.07.14	Kigali (RWA)
4	Egypt	65	99	-34			2021 Afrobasket qualification	2021.07.16	Kigali (RWA)
5	Rwanda	56	83	-27			2021 Afrobasket qualification	2021.07.17	Kigali (RWA)
6	Egypt	68	83	-15	Adut Bulgak	16	2023 Afrobasket qualification	2023.02.14	Kampala (UGA)
7	Rwanda	54	40	+14	Nyamuoch Teny	18	2023 Afrobasket qualification	2023.02.15	Kampala (UGA)
8	Uganda	53	74	-21	Rose Macuei	15	2023 Afrobasket qualification	2023.02.16	Kampala (UGA)
9	Kenya	51	80	-29	Adut Bulgak	10	2023 Afrobasket qualification	2023.02.17	Kampala (UGA)
10	Kenya	30	64	-34	Perina Leime	10	2023 Afrobasket qualification	2023.02.19	Kampala (UGA)

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2023 Women's Afrobasket qualification.^[5]

South Sudan women's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
C	2	Adut Bulgak	30 – (1992-12-20)20 December 1992	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Maccabi Haifa
	3	Chuot Angou	26 – (1996-09-28)28 September 1996
	4	Nyamuoch Pidor Teny	25 – (1998-01-01)1 January 1998
	5	Mary Nyakiir David Dau	26 – (1996-10-23)23 October 1996
	6	Anegor Wol	25 – (1998-01-25)25 January 1998
	7	Acheil Marko Tac	29 – (1993-09-19)19 September 1993		Antalya Gunesi
	8	Rose Macuei	22 – (2000-04-24)24 April 2000		REG Women BBC
	11	Yar Garang Mayen	26 – (1996-09-25)25 September 1996
	13	Nivin Lokuku	19 – (2003-08-05)5 August 2003		Nile Legends
	21	Perina James Leime	20 – (2002-02-20)20 February 2002		Kilgore College University
	25	Karima Gabriel	30 – (1992-04-05)5 April 1992
	30	Nyidier Riak	25 – (1997-12-11)11 December 1997		Geelong Supercats

Head coach

Ebony Hoffman

Assistant coach(es)

Ronald Cass III
Susana Awal Gol Muorabol

Legend

Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 14 February 2023

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games					Qualifying
Year	Position	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L
2016	N/A (Team didn't exist)
2020	N/A (Team didn't exist)
2024	Did not enter				Did not qualify
Total	0/2

FIBA Women's World Cup

Women's World Cup					Qualification
Year	Position	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L
2014	N/A (Team didn't exist)
2018	N/A (Team didn't exist)
2022	Did not enter				Did not qualify
Total

AfroBasket Women

AfroBasket Women					Qualification
Year	Position	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L
2013	N/A (Team didn't exist)
2015
2017
2019
2021	Did not qualify				5	0	5
2023	Did not qualify				5	1	4
2025	To be determined				To be determined
Total	0/3	–	–	–	10	1	9

References

^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ "Women's basketball guard serves on South Sudan's first international team". gwhatchet.com. Roman Bobek. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ "South Sudan women lose first game at Afrobasket qualifiers". eyeradio.org. Jale Richard. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ "Host Uganda shock Egypt in a thriller, South Sudan see off Rwanda on Day 2". fiba.basketball. FIBA. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ "SOUTH SUDAN 2023 AFROBASKET WOMEN – ROSTER". fiba.basketball. FIBA. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

External links

FIBA profile

[FIBA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

[2] "Women's basketball guard serves on South Sudan's first international team". gwhatchet.com. Roman Bobek. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[3] "South Sudan women lose first game at Afrobasket qualifiers". eyeradio.org. Jale Richard. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[4] "Host Uganda shock Egypt in a thriller, South Sudan see off Rwanda on Day 2". fiba.basketball. FIBA. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[5] "SOUTH SUDAN 2023 AFROBASKET WOMEN – ROSTER". fiba.basketball. FIBA. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

v t e National women's basketball teams of Africa (FIBA Africa)
AfroBasket Women
Zone 1 (4)	Algeria Libya Morocco Tunisia
Zone 2 (8)	Cape Verde Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Mali Mauritania Senegal Sierra Leone
Zone 3 (8)	Benin Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Ghana Liberia Niger Nigeria Togo
Zone 4 (8)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Republic of the Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Zone 5 (11)	Burundi Egypt United Arab Republic Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia North Sudan South Sudan Tanzania Uganda
Zone 6 (10)	Angola Botswana Lesotho Malawi Mozambique Namibia South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe
Zone 7 (5)	Comoros Djibouti Madagascar Mauritius Seychelles