{"id":43456,"date":"2026-03-11T12:06:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=43456"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:06:18","slug":"gurei-city-crowned-group-b-champions-after-draw-with-nguluwa-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/gurei-city-crowned-group-b-champions-after-draw-with-nguluwa-fc\/","title":{"rendered":"Gurei City Crowned Group B Champions After Draw with Nguluwa FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Sabri Dibaco<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nGurei City FC were crowned Group B champions in the South Sudan National Cup after a 1\u20131 draw with Nguluwa FC of Mundri at the Buluk Training Ground.<br \/>\nThe match drew a lively crowd and proved highly competitive, with both sides battling for the top spot. Gurei City struck first, capitalizing on a defensive lapse to take the lead.<br \/>\nNguluwa responded with determination, equalizing later in the game to level the score. Despite late efforts from both teams, the contest ended in a draw.<br \/>\nWith the stalemate leaving the group undecided, the match proceeded to penalties. Gurei City converted four spot-kicks to secure victory and claim the Group B crown in the ongoing national tournament.<br \/>\nA member of the Gurei City technical team praised the squad\u2019s discipline and resilience throughout the group stage. \u201cWe are proud of the players for their effort and commitment. Finishing top of the group shows the hard work the team has put into the competition,\u201d the official said.<br \/>\nThe win sends Gurei City into the next stage of the South Sudan National Cup, where they will face the Group A champions currently competing in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State. Nguluwa FC, who impressed during the group stage, now await results from other fixtures to determine if they can advance or must wait until next year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sabri Dibaco Gurei City FC were crowned Group B champions in the South Sudan National Cup after a 1\u20131 draw with Nguluwa FC of Mundri at the Buluk Training Ground. The match drew a lively crowd and proved highly competitive, with both sides battling for the top spot. Gurei<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/gurei-city-crowned-group-b-champions-after-draw-with-nguluwa-fc\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":43457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/FC.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43456","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43456"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43458,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43456\/revisions\/43458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}