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Three Cups and Counting: Yei Joint Stars Reclaim the South Sudan Women’s Cup
In March 2026, Yei Joint Stars FC added another important chapter to its growing story by reclaiming the South Sudan Women’s Cup and lifting the competition’s trophy for the third time.
The final against Munuki FC demanded everything.
Yei Joint Stars took the lead through Esther in the first half, but the contest remained alive as Munuki found an equaliser after the break. With neither side able to find a winner in regulation time, the championship would ultimately be decided by a penalty shootout.
It was a moment for composure.
A moment for belief.
And a moment that Yei Joint Stars handled with the confidence of a team accustomed to competing for major honours.
The Stars emerged victorious, winning the shootout 5–3 to reclaim the cup and add another trophy to the club’s collection.
For the players, it was a celebration.
For the club, it was confirmation.
Yei Joint Stars had once again demonstrated that success in South Sudan women’s football is not built around one good season or one memorable result. Sustaining a winning culture requires the ability to return to the biggest occasions and perform when there is no room for hesitation.
The third Women’s Cup title also arrived during an important period for the club.
Fresh from an unbeaten league triumph in the previous campaign, Yei Joint Stars continued to establish a standard that future teams will now have to match.
But success creates its own challenge.
The more a club wins, the more difficult it becomes to surprise anyone.
Opponents prepare differently.
Expectations rise.
Every competition becomes an opportunity for someone else to knock the champions off their position.
For Yei Joint Stars, that is now part of the responsibility.
Three Women’s Cups represent history.
But they also create a question.
What comes next?
For a club that continues to grow in ambition, the answer is unlikely to be found by looking backwards.
The Stars are still looking ahead.
Reigning champions Yei Joint Stars FC will open the 2026/2027 South Sudan Women’s Premier League campaign against Juba Queens FC on September 19th.
The South Sudan Football Federation (SSFF) released the fixture during a ceremony held at the Imperial Plaza Hotel in Juba on Saturday.
Yei Joint Stars FC’s opening match will be played at Juba National Stadium.
Three matches will be played on September 20th between Simba and Salam at the Buluk ground, Bentiu City battling Wajuma, and Atlabara against Manuki FC.
Fresh from finishing fourth at the Zonal CAF Women’s Champions League qualifiers in Rwanda, Yei Joint Stars FC will be all out to kick start the campaign in style as they hope to defend the title.
The President of Yei Joint Stars FC, Eng. Lemi William has said the performance at the just concluded Zonal Women’s Champions League qualifier is testimony that the team is improving.
Yei Joint Stars FC finished fourth in the CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA qualifiers which climaxed August 31st at the Kigali Pele Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda.
It was the first time the South Sudan Women League giants reached the knock out stage of the regional tournament in their six attempts.
“Although our target was to win the trophy, we are happy that we continue to improve as a team and our team managed to collect some good results that saw us finish 4th,” says the Club President Eng. Lemi William.
In the last five regional qualifiers, Yei Joint Stars FC failed to make it out of the roup stage. “We continue to give the players and our coaches opportunities to get better and this year it has proved that we are a much better team,” added the Club President.
He made it clear that the Club will keep investing in improving players and the technical bench.
At the CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA qualifiers, Yei Joint Stars FC topped Group A which also had Mafunzo Women SC (Zanzibar), Denden FC (Eritrea) and home side Rayon Sports WFC (Rwanda).
Yei Joint Stars FC started their campaign with a 3-0 win against Denden FC, and followed it with a narrow 1-0 victory against Mafunzo Women SC. In a deciding Group A match Yei Joint Stars FC settled for a 1-1 draw against Rayon Sports WFC to qualify for the knock out stage.
In the semi final Yei Joint Stars FC suffered a 5-0 defeat to Kenya Police Bullets FC, and lost 6-1 to Commercial Bank of Ethiopia in the play-off for third place.
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
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