BREAKING NEWS
South Sudan appoint Dupuis new head coach
The South Sudan Football Association (SSFA) has appointed Nicholas Dupuis as the new head coach of the national team.
Victor Lawrence Lual, the Secretary General of the South Sudan Football Association confirmed that the Frenchman has been appointed to start work immediately to prepare the team ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers that start next month.
” We have appointed him on a three year contract and he arrived in South Sudan few days ago to start work, ” said Lual.
The new coach takes over from Italian Stefano Cusin whose two year contract ended mid this year before the Association advertised for the position.
Dupuis is remembered for having guided Madagascar to the quarter finals of the 2019 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) held in Egypt.
Dupuis will start his work to prepare the team ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers where South Sudan is placed in Group B alongside; Senegal, DR Congo, Mauritania, Togo and Sudan.