2018 South Sudan Football Championship
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| winners = Al-Hilal Wau
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| prevseason = 2017
| nextseason = 2019
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The 2018 South Sudan Football Championship (also called the 2018 South Sudan Champions League or 2018 South Sudan Premier League) was the 4th season of the South Sudan Football Championship, the top-level football championship of South Sudan. It was played between 10 and 23 October 2018.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zsoed2018.html South Sudan 2018], RSSSF.com
Group stage
There were two groups, with Group A played in Juba and Group B played in Rumbek.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1167710060051017&id=463792333776130&__tn__=-R {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/463792333776130/1170407349781288 |archive-date = 2022-04-26| url = https://www.facebook.com/463792333776130/photos/a.774736052681755/1170407349781288/?type=3&theater |title = South Sudan Football Association on Facebook |website=Facebook}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}
Al-Merreikh won Group A and Al-Hilal Wau won Group B.
Final
The final was played on 23 October 2018 at the Juba Stadium in Juba.{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/463792333776130/1178072742348082 |archive-date = 2022-04-26| url = https://www.facebook.com/463792333776130/photos/a.464731600348870/1178072742348082/?type=3&theater |title = South Sudan Football Association on Facebook |website=Facebook}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}
Al-Merreikh 1–1 (6–7 pen.) Al-Hilal Wauhttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1179232815565408&id=463792333776130&__tn__=-R {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}
Al-Merreikh later filed an appeal that Al-Hilal Wau fielded an ineligible player, and were awarded the title,{{Cite web |url=https://sokafrika.com/2018/10/27/al-hilal-wau-stripped-off-2018-south-sudan-championships/ |title=Al Hilal Wau stripped off 2018 South Sudan Championships |access-date=2018-11-02 |archive-date=2019-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813222711/https://sokafrika.com/2018/10/27/al-hilal-wau-stripped-off-2018-south-sudan-championships/ |url-status=dead }} but this was later overturned by South Sudan Football Association.{{cite tweet|number=1058016196153479168|user=Africansoccerup|title=Back to square one Al Hilal FC Wau wins appeal after being accused of fielding an eligible player during the South… |date=1 November 2018}}
Final table
1.Al-Hilal Wau (Wau) 3 2 1 0 4- 1 7 Final
2.Zalan FC (Rumbek) 3 2 0 1 2- 2 6 [*]
3.Al-Salam FC (Kuajok) 3 0 2 1 2- 2 2 [*]
4.22 Brothers FC (Aweil) 3 0 1 2 2- 5 1
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/South-Sudan-Football-Association-463792333776130/ South Sudan Football Association] Facebook page
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