{"id":4233,"date":"2021-12-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/about.macron.com\/macron-announced-as-technical-partner-of-the-south-sudan-football-association\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T06:58:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T06:58:27","slug":"macron-announced-as-technical-partner-of-the-south-sudan-football-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/about.macron.com\/en\/news\/sponsorships\/macron-announced-as-technical-partner-of-the-south-sudan-football-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron announced as technical partner of the South Sudan Football Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Macron has been unveiled as the new technical partner of the South Sudan Football Association, which becomes the latest national FA to begin working with The Hero Company. Macron and the South Sudan FA have signed a multi-year deal which means that the Macron Hero \u2013 the logo of the leading international teamwear brand \u2013 will appear on South Sudan\u2019s jerseys from next season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>One of the youngest FAs in the world, the South Sudan Football Association this year marked its tenth anniversary. Founded in 2011, the SSFA joined the Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration Africaine de Football (CAF) and FIFA in 2012. It is based in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, and oversees both the South Sudan national team and the domestic league and cup competitions. 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