South Sudan is not only the world's newest State, he is also the youngest football association. One year after the establishment of the State much has been achieved. Membership in CAF and FIFA could be celebrated. Only a success is still waiting: the first victory of the national team.

In southern Sudan, it is difficult messages to oil conflicts and border wars to think about football. But this belongs to the image of the most recent State of the world. On July 9, 2012, of the southern Sudan celebrated one year birthday and also a football team needs an African State. So it made immediately after the establishment of the State on July 9, 2011 in Juba to work. But the cold start not just went up. The first friendly match against the Kenyan top Club Tusker F.C. went lost. Despite early lead the "Bright Stars" Sudanese referred to were beaten 1:3 at the end. After independence, this could not however cloud the ecstatic.

The Südsudanesischer Association had already more pressing problems than a defeat in a friendly match. Lack of infrastructure, organization and experience limit the chances of success. Therefore, July 10, 2011 in the national stadium of Juba was proclaimed in the evening also another target. Membership in the African football CAF, as well as in the World Federation FIFA.

And indeed: much faster than expected, the South Sudan Football Association arrived to its destination. On 10 February, 2012 South Sudan at the ordinary general meeting of African football CAF recorded solemnly in Gabon as a member of the Association. Even Blatter & co could request the most recent State of the world not be are. The International Federation of association football, FIFA briefly summarily abolished its two-year waiting period for new members. He was gone free. After less than a year after the establishment of the Association, the southern Sudan was on May 25, 2012 on the FIFA annual general meeting in the Hungarian capital Budapest 209. Member of the Association. The overwhelming result of 98 percent votes in the FIFA delegates had great similarity with the result of the independence referendum of South Sudan in January 2011.

The qualifications for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the Bright Stars while still not teilnehmenen, but qualification for the Africa Cup may 2015 and for the World Cup 2018 in Russia nothing in the way is.

But football is not decided at Association conferences on the lawn. There the Bright Stars ran in July in Juba again on 10. After FIFA membership was now the first official friendly match and the first game against a different team. The team from the neighboring country of Uganda was a guest. The expectations on side of southern Sudan were great. Because aground Uganda with a B-team. Most of the players came from the U-20 squad. The southern Sudan had, however, run its international stars. So was Richard Justin from Khartoum and also the scorer of the Indian League James Joseph did not shrink from the long journey to Juba.

But also with concentrated personal power of southern Sudan did not over this time a draw also. 2 2 the expiration value is with goals from Justin and Joseph for southern Sudan. However, was it this time, too satisfied in Juba.

Optimistic, the official in Juba is in particular the youngest trainer obligation of the Association. Since June, the Serbian coach Zoran Djordjevic signed a one-year contract as first official coach of the southern Sudan. Daniel received the award to the best coach of India as the first foreigner. In addition, he was successful as Bangladesh's coach and games the won the Gold Medal of the South Asia 2010. His team played against Nepal, Bhutan, 4-0 3-0 1-0 against the Maldives, 1-0 against India and won the final 4-0 against Afghanistan. 5 WINS, not goals. In Juba, one is convinced, the first win for the Bright Stars is no more forever be with Zoran Djordjevic wait on.