South Sudan’s Football Association’s General Assembly held a meeting in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State over the Easter holidays and agreed to conduct elections of its leaders in June this year.
“The General Assembly agreed to extend the mandate of the current election committee with the same people, and it was confirmed that the elections will take place on the 18th of June 2021.” Said Gabriel Daniel, media and communications Manager at the South Sudan’s Football Association.
The general assembly that comprised of 50+1 members in the Torit meeting also approved and accepted request of Juba, Torit and Aweil Local Football Associations to change their representatives in the South Sudan’s Football Association Board of Directors. Mr. Mujahid was approved as a representative of Aweil Local Football Association, replacing Alul Daniel, Mr. John Ladu replaced Adelmo Augustino of Juba Local Football Association, Mr. Aboroman Lokilik of Torit Local Football Association is now replaced by Mr. Khaled Fulto.
The elections scheduled for June is expected to witness contest for all offices including that of the president of the South Sudan’s Football Association.
South Sudan Football Association also deliberated on financial, administrative and looked at activities reports.
The South Sudan’s Football Association under the current leadership is credited with developing women’s football, setting up teams from under sixteen (16) up to the national team level for men.
It’s also pushing forward with the men’s football league however, the men’s league is not yet recognized by the world body FIFA because it doesn’t provide opportunity for at least eighteen teams to play each other home and away to get points and a champion be crowned.
Currently in South Sudan, the league has been split into groups of local teams, to try and cut down on travel costs.
Group winners will play each other to determine a national champion.
