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South Sudan to introduce Premier League – Gen. Maduot Parek
The President of the South Sudan Football Association, General Augustino Maduot Parek has said they will soon introduce a national men’s national Premier League.
Gen. Maduot Parek who was elected new President of SSFA in July this year told Cecafaonline last weekend in Juba that a lot of things need to be put in place inorder to bring about faster development of football in the country.
“We need to have an active League for both the men and women. With this it becomes easier for players to develop their talent because there is more competition,” said Gen. Maduot Parek.
The SSFA President made it clear that they will need many more private companies and government to come on board to support and promote football.
“Football is one of the best ways that will foster peace so easily in South Sudan and it’s also a very good ground to promote brands for the private companies,” said Gen. Maduot Parek.
He also made it clear that South Sudan still needs to develop it’s football infrastructure inorder for the sport to develop faster. “The Juba Stadium will be complete by December this year and we should be thinking our having more playing grounds which will help develop football faster,” added the SSFA President.
South Sudan was admitted as a member of FIFA in 2012.
The national team of Kenya will play two International friendly matches against Kyrgyzstan and Palestine next month.
Under the watchful eyes of head coach Benni McCarthy, the Harambee Stars will line up against Palestine on June 3rd, and three days later face hosts Kyrgyzstan.
The two matches will be played during the June FIFA international window.
The technical bench of the team has today named the squad including five new call-ups; Deon Woodman (Wealdstone FC), Sammy Hena-Kamau (Hull City), Micah Obiero (Wealdstone FC), Sydney Agina (Stoke City) and goalkeeper Caleb Kramer (ADO Den Haag).
Although they are automatic qualifiers as co-hosts of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027, Kenya will also play in the qualifiers that kick-off in September 2026.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Byrne Omondi, Faruk Shikhalo, Caleb Kramer
Defenders: Erick Ouma, Stanley Wilson, Sylvester Owino, Frank Odhiambo, Alphonce Omija, Deon Woodman, Rooney Onyango, Sydney Agina
Midfielders: Richard Odada, Chris Erambo, Clarke Odour, Will Lenkupae, Austine Odhiambo, Zech Obiero
Attackers: Job Ochieng, Mohammed Bajaber, Ben Stanley, Sammy Hena-Kamau, Micah Obiero, Ryan Ogam, Lawrence Okoth
Tanzania have booked a place in the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
The Serengeti Boys secured their placed after recoring a second consecutive win at the on-going TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.
They opened their campaign with a 3-0 win against Mozambique in Group C few days ago, and followed up with another similar score against Angola on Sunday.
Razaki Mbegelendi gave Tanzania the lead in the first half, while Hassan Kazingo and Sadam Hamis added two second half goals to make sure Serengeti Boys maintained their 100% winning run.
On Saturday CECAFA’s other two teams Uganda and Ethiopia suffered defeats. Uganda lost 1-0 to Cameroon in a Group B match, while Ethiopia fell 2-1 to hosts Morocco in a Group A contest.
Ethiopia and Uganda will return to action in their last group matches on May 19th against Tunisia and Ivory Coast respectively. Tanzania will play their last Group C match against Mali on May 20th.
The top two teams in each of the four groups earn direct qualification to the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2026, while the other two slots are determined via a playoffs. A total of 10 teams will qualify to represent Africa at the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2026.
Rukinzo FC have defeated Aigle Noir CS to win the 2026 Burundi President’s Cup.
After a goalless first half, Patrick Mawazo netted the lone goal after 65 minutes in the final played at the Intwari Stadium on Friday.
Aigle Noir CS tried to fight back strongly and missed several scoring opportunities.
The victory ensures Rukinzo FC will now represent Burundi in the 2026/2027 CAF Confederation Cip, while the Primus Premier League champions Aigle Noir CS play in the 2026/2027 CAF Champions League.
Sudan giants Al Hilal SC have again written history by winning the 2025/2026 Rwanda Premier League title – BK Pro League.
Last season they also emerged champions of the Mauritania Premier League.
The guest side Al Hilal SC were crowned champions after defeating Gasogi United 2-1 in a League match played on Wednesday.
They finished with 70 points, ahead of army side APR FC who bagged 59 points. Another guest side from Sudan Al Merriekh collected 58 points to finish third.
The two Sudan teams were forced to relocate and play as guest sides in the Rwanda Premier League because of the political conflict that affected Football activities back in Sudan.
Al Hilal SC becomes the first club in history to win top-flight league titles in Sudan, Mauritania and Rwanda.
However, according to the regulations by the Rwanda Premier League Board, Al-Hilal SC will not be allowed to represent Rwanda in African competitions.
Al Hilal SC will still play in the play-offs of the Elite League organized by the Sudan Football Association (SFA) to determine which teams will play in the 2026/2027 CAF competitions.
Handled by Romanian coach Laurențiu Reghecampf, Al-Hilal SC also reached the quarter final stage of the 2025/2026 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.
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