Atlabara Juba FC—a side drawn from Juba City—was on Thursday evening crowned champions of the South Sudan Cup after beating Salaam FC Kuajok 2-0 in the finals.
Mandela Malish grabbed a brace in the first half of the game giving the lead to Atlabara. Salaam FC failed to bounce back as Atlabara FC went ahead to lift the maiden title of the tournament.
South Sudan Football Federation congratulated the winners in a tweet announcing that the tournament was a success.
SSFA tweeted: ‘‘We call it a wrap for the 9th edition of South Sudan cup 2021, with Atlabara FC Juba being crowned Crown Champions after beating Salaam FC Kuajok 2:0 in the Finals.
‘‘We wish to thank you for the support, it is highly appreciated.’’
Before the match, a meeting was held where it was decided that Atlabara FC would don the yellow jersey while Salaam FC would use the green jersey.