SOUTH SUDAN / FOOTBALL MATCH

A day after South Sudan declared independence, its new football team played its first ever match against Kenya's Tusker Football Club. Despite the 3-1 defeat, thousands of fans turned up at the newly renovated Juba stadium to support their team. UNMISS

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:25
• Production Date: 11 July 2011
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN – UNMISS
• Subject Topical: LEISURE; SPORTS
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN
• MAMS Id: U110711d

Description

STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / FOOTBALL MATCH
TRT: 2.25
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS

DATELINE: 10 JULY 2011, JUBA, SUDAN

Shotlist

1. Med shot, players on the pitch
2. Wide shot, team captain of South Sudan National team on extreme right and other members of the team singing national anthem
3. Wide shot, fans waving flags and cheering team
4. Wide shot, game kicking off
5. Various shots, match
6. Wide shot, South Sudan scoring first goal
7. Wide shot, South Sudan fans cheering and waving flags
8. Wide shot, Kenyan team scoring
9. Med shot, Kenyan fans cheering and waving Kenyan flag
10. Wide shot, another score by Kenyan team
11. Med shot, Kenyan players cheering their striker jersey number 9
12. Wide shot, South Sudanese fans cheering and sing
13. Wide shot, another score
14. Wide shot, Kenyan fans
15. Med shot, match ending and teams leaving pitch
16. SOUNDBITE (English) James Joseph, Sudan National Team, Jersey Number 10
“We need more experience, more power, we need patience, for the players. Just all the players need patience because they are still young and I believe that after one year or two years, we will make a name for sure.”
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Saleh Lolako Samuel, Technical Adviser South Sudan National Football team
“We have the capability, we have the characteristics. Only that during the war we were not exposed and some of our players even denied. So my message to our players, I am encouraging all the South Sudanese to come forward, those who are talented to come forward, I am sure we will build South Sudan very soon.”
18. Various shots, players receiving medals and shaking hands with South Sudan and government of Kenya officials

Storyline

South Sudan on Sunday (10 July) unveiled its first national football team when they played against Kenyan team, Tusker Football Club.

The team was introduced to close to 1,500 fans who packed the recently renovated Juba stadium and after singing the country’s new national anthem the match kicked off.

South Sudan scored the first goal of the match and ecstatic fans, waved and cheered their team on, waving flags which reflected the team’s colours.

The South Sudan football team is made of 40 players who have been at camp training as a team for about 15 days.

The team is drawn from footballers who represent different football teams from across several States of South Sudan and others who play for other international teams. They will disband after this first match and will continue with their league matches across the States.

Kenya’s Tusker FC scored three goals against the one and only goal by South Sudan national Team. The South Sudan team was initially supposed to play Kenya’s National team, but plans changed.

For the South Sudan team, this was just the beginning of greater challenges to come, and as a young team, they look forward to more competitive matches and much more support from fans and sponsors.

SOUNDBITE (English) James Joseph, Sudan National Team, Jersey Number 10
“We need more experience, more power; we need patience, for the players. Just all the players need patience because they are still young and I believe that after one year or two years, we will make a name for sure.”

SOUNDBITE (English) Saleh Lolako Samuel, Technical Adviser South Sudan National Football team
“We have the capability, we have the characteristics. Only that during the war we were not exposed and some of our players even denied. So my message to our players, I am encouraging all the South Sudanese to come forward, those who are talented to come forward, I am sure we will build South Sudan very soon.”

As part of the Independence Day festivities, South Sudan’s National team played their match in Juba a reflection that it is possible for the country to start building up and developing its sports, economic and cultural potential.