South Sudan representatives Yei Joint Stars FC have been awarded the Fair Play Award at the just concluded CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA qualifiers.

Yei Joint Stars FC finished fourth out of the ten teams that participated in the tournament that ended on Monday at the Kigali Pele Stadium in Rwanda.

During the Awards ceremony graced by several top officials including the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) President Paulos Weldehaimanot Andemariam, Yei Joint Stars FC scooped the Fair Play Award.

The Fair Play Award honors exemplary behavior, sportsmanship, and compassion in association football.

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) forward Emush Daniel Dandamo scooped the top scorer’s Award, while Kawempe Moslem Ladies’ Agnes Nabukenya Saidah Namwanje picked the Best Player in the Tournament and Best Goalkeeper Awards respectively.

For the first time Yei Joint Stars Fc reached the semi-final stage of the tournament in their sixth year of participartion.

Yei Joints Stars FC results

Yei Joint Stars FC vs Denden FC 3-0

Mafunzo Women SC vs Yei Joint Stars FC 0-1

Yei Joint Stars FC vs Rayon Sports WFC 1-1

Yei Joint Stars FC vs Kenya Police Bullets FC 0-5

CBE vs Yei Joint Stars 6-1

South Sudan’s Yei Joint Stars FC will face Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) in the play-off for third place at the on-going CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA 2026 qualifiers.

Yei Joint Stars FC suffered a 5-0 defeat to Kenya Police Bullets FC in the semi-final match played at the Kigali Pele Stadium on Saturday.

Martha Amunyolete Emedot netted a brace, while Tereza Obunyu, Lorna Nyabuto and Rebecca Akinyi Okwaro scored for the Kenyan side.

Yei Joint Stars FC who reached the semi-final stage for the first time in their six attempts will now face CBE who also lost 3-0 to Uganda’s Kawempe Muslim Ladies in the second semi-final tie.

Sony Harriet, the Yei Joint Stars FC coach has made it clear that her team will go back to the drawing board and prepare well for the play-off on Monday.

“We have played four matches and managed two wins, one draw and suffered one defeat. We are determined to finish well as we now target the third place,” added the coach.

Yei Joints Stars FC defeated Denden FC (Eritrea) 3-0 in their opening match and stopped Mafunzo Women SC (Zanzibar) 1-0 in the second Group A match. They settled for a 1-1 draw against home side Rayon Sports WFC and topped the group.

Yei Joints Stars FC results

Yei Joint Stars FC vs Denden FC 3-0

Mafunzo Women SC vs Yei Joint Stars FC 0-1

Yei Joint Stars FC vs Rayon Sports WFC 1-1

Yei Joint Stars FC vs Kenya Police Bullets FC 0-5

The head coach of Yei Joint Stars FC, Sony Harriet has said they are very ready ahead of their semi final clash against Kenya Police Bullets on Saturday.

Yei Joint Stars FC will battle in their first semi final of the CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA qualifiers 2026.

“We must be at our best tactically because we are going to face a good team. But we have prepared well and my players are motivated to go out and perform well, added the coach.

The South Sudan giants kick started the tournament with a 3-0 win against Denden FC (Eritrea) in Group A, and followed with a slim 1-0 victory against Zanzibar’s Mafunzo Women SC.

In the decdining match against home side Rayon Sports WFC, Yei Joint Stars scored late to force a draw and qualify as top of the Group.