South Sudan draws with Mauritania in first World Cup debut

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South Sudan national team, Bright Stars on Thursday drew 1-1 against Mauritania in the first debut of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
 
South Sudan team coach Lee Sung Jea says his team missed many chances due to bad playground, little experience and limited support, Radio Bakhita reported.
 
Coach Sung denounces ‘delaying tactics’ employed by Mauritanian team Les Mourabitones as time wasting.
 
South Sudanese spectators tell the press that Mauritania was lucky to draw with the Bright Stars, expressing optimism to win the next match scheduled for Tuesday October 13.
 
South Sudan joined International Football Federation in 2012, a year after independence and achieved its first competitive win last month beating Equatorial Guinea 1-0 for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.