By Kei Emmanuel Duku<\/p>\n
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South Sudan Premier League kicks off today, Monday, December 23, 2024, at Juba Stadium.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Defending champion, Al-Merreikh FC Bentiu faces last year\u2019s runners-up, Al Malakia FC of Juba in the opening match.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Kator FC Juba, included in the competition at the last minute, will host Wajuma FC on Tuesday, a day before Christmas, in Juba stadium.<\/p>\n On Christmas Day, Juba Local Football Association representatives and two times South Sudan Cup champions, Jamus FC, will entertain Bentiu City FC, two-time finalists of the South Sudan Cup in the Bentiu Local Football Association.<\/p>\n The inaugural South Sudan Premier League is being sponsored by MTN South Sudan.<\/p>\n Morris Felix, President of the Juba Local Football Association, appealed for greater corporate collaboration and support for sports to ensure the league’s success.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, James Joseph, a former Bright Star striker, commended the association for initiating the South Sudan Premier League, emphasizing that football is a vital tool for fostering peace, cooperation, and unity among South Sudanese communities. He also stressed the need for increased sponsorship to support football, particularly the participating clubs.<\/p>\n Victor Lawrence Lual, South Sudan Football Association’s General Secretary, stated that the league is crucial for promoting grassroots talent and strengthening the national team.<\/p>\n All matches will be played at Juba Stadium, according to the organizing committee.<\/p>\n A total of 14 teams will participate in the inaugural six-month competition, which will conclude in June 2025. Week One<\/p>\n 1. 23rd December 2024- Al-Merreikh FC Bentiu Vs Al-Malakia FC Juba Juba Stadium 3:00 PM CAT. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan Premier League kicks off today, Monday, December 23, 2024, at Juba Stadium. Defending champion, Al-Merreikh FC Bentiu faces last year\u2019s runners-up, Al Malakia FC of Juba in the opening match. Meanwhile, Kator FC Juba, included in the competition at the last minute, will[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":31948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79,92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Participants-posed-for-a-group-photo-during-the-official-launching-of-the-historic-South-Sudan-Primer-League.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31949,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31947\/revisions\/31949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe league was initially scheduled to commence last month but was delayed due to technical reasons.<\/p>\n
\n2. 24th December, 2024- Kator FC Vs Wajuma FC Juba Stadium- 3:00 PM CAT.
\n3. 25th December 2024-Jamus FC Juba Vs Bentiu City FC- Juba Stadium- 3:00 PM CAT.
\n4. 26th December, 2024-Lion Hunters FC Yei – Vs Young Stars- Torit Juba Stadium 3;00 PM CAT
\n5. 27th December 2024-Olympic FC Renk Vs Holy Family FC Rumbek -Juba Stadium 3;00 PM CAT
\n6. 28th December 2024- Koryom FC Bor Vs Salam FC Aweil-Juba Stadium 3;00 PM CAT
\n7. 29th December 2024- Al-Hilal Wau Vs Nile City FC Yambio-Juba Stadium 3: 00 PM CAT.<\/p>\n