South Sudan Football Association

The South Sudan Football Association ( SSFA ) is the Football Association in southern Sudan. It was founded in 2011 and joined the CAF in 2012 and the same year of FIFA. The South Sudan Football Association is therefore the youngest member of FIFA.

Foundation

In April 2011, prompted the South Sudanese Minister of Youth and Sports, Makuac Teny Youk that the Provisional Football Association should be established to manage the football to South Sudan.

This association organized, marketed and managed for a year all the affairs of the South Sudanese football. President of the Association was Oliver Mori Benjamin, Vice- President was Doub Foj Jok, Secretary General was Rudolf Andera Oujika and the treasurer was Jaden Jada Solomon. Overall, the organization consisted of 17 members.

In May 2011 Malesh Soro was introduced as the first coach of the South Sudan national football team.

In April 2012, the Khabur Goc Alei Oliver Mori Benjamin has served as the President of the SSAF from.

Memberships

In February 2011, the CAF President Issa Hayatou said the following to the possibility that South Sudan could join the CAF:

"We are readying up with the idea of having a new member. We will send a delegation to study the situation and our actions will emanate From Their report. "

"We are friends with the idea to have a new member. We will send a delegation to investigate the situation and our decision will depend on your report. "

On 8 February 2012, the CAF if the SSFA published that the members of the CAF would discuss could be another member of the association. Two days later it was announced that the South Sudan Football Association new member of the association is. In the 9th May of the same year, the CECAFA you joined them. On May 25, it was announced by FIFA that South Sudan is the 209th member of FIFA. From 176 voting members voted only four against membership of the SSFA