29 Goals, Four Wins and One Hat-Trick: Week 1 in Numbers
The opening week of the 2026/27 South Sudan Premier League delivered an entertaining start, with 29 goals scored across seven matches.
WEEK 1 AT A GLANCE
- Matches played: 7
- Total goals: 29
- Average goals per match: 4.14
- Wins: 4
- Draws: 3
- Clean sheets: 3
- Biggest victory: Al-Hilal Wau 7–2 Koryom FC
- Biggest winning margin: 5 goals
- Highest-scoring match: Koryom FC 2–7 Al-Hilal Wau — 9 goals
- Most goals by a team: Al-Hilal Wau — 7 goals
- Hat-tricks: 1
TOP SCORERS
James Mabak — Al-Hilal Wau: 3 goals
Adim Madout — Salam Aweil: 2 goals
Simon Kuoto — Al-Hilal Wau: 2 goals
BEST ATTACKS
Al-Hilal Wau lead the Week 1 scoring charts with 7 goals, followed by Salam Aweil with 4 and Malakia SC with 3.
BEST DEFENCES
Salam Aweil and Malakia SC both kept clean sheets in their opening matches, conceding no goals.
Jamus SC also recorded a clean sheet in their 2–0 victory over newly promoted Super Stars FC.
WEEK 1 RESULTS
El Merriekh SC Bentiu 2–2 Munuki SC
Super Stars FC 0–2 Jamus SC
Wajuma 0–3 Malakia SC
Al Ghazala SC 1–1 Atlabara FC
Koryom FC 2–7 Al-Hilal Wau
Salam Aweil 4–0 Olympic Renk
Kator FC 2–2 Holy Family Rumbek
THE BIG PICTURE
The opening round produced an average of more than four goals per match, with Al-Hilal Wau making the strongest attacking statement and James Mabak emerging as the early leading scorer.
With three matches ending in draws, the race at the top remains open after Week 1 as teams prepare for the second round of the campaign.
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Photos Credit: Simple Kiddo Photography
