Somalia national football team

The Somalia national football team, nicknamed The Ocean Stars, is the national football team of Somalia. It is controlled by the Somali Football Federation, and is a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). It has never qualified for the final stages of a World Cup. FIFA sanctioned games cannot currently be played in Somalia due to the ongoing civil war. All qualifying matches for the Africa Cup of Nations, the Arab Nations Cup and the World Cup must be played away from home.

History

The first Somali football teams were established in the 1940s. The competitions were basic in structure, and were associated with the anti-colonial movement. The Somali Youth League (SYL), the nation's first political party, had put together a team of local youth to play against the Italian expatriate teams. In 1958, the first Somali commissioner for sport was also established. The football squad the SYL had assembled, which would later change its name to Bondhere, won the first several competitions. However, it was not as successful in its early forays against foreign teams.

In 1982, the Somali national football team participated in its first FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. It lost on the away goals rule after having drawn two matches against Niger; the second leg of the series was played in Mogadishu on July, 27, 1980 and ended with a score of 1-1.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1978 – Did not enter
• 1982 – Did not qualify
• 1986 to 1998 – Did not enter
• 2002 to 2014 - Did not qualify

Africa Cup of Nations record

• 1957 to 1972 – Did not enter
• 1974 – Did not qualify
• 1976 – Did not enter
• 1978 – Did not qualify
• 1980 to 1982 – Did not enter
• 1984 to 2010 – Did not qualify
• 2012 – Did not enter
• 2013 – Did not enter

Fixtures and results

Current Squad

Goalkeepers:

• 1 – GK Kamal Ali Omar
• 16 – GK Sheikh Abdulkadir
• 22 – GK Ayanle Abdullahi (vice Captain)

Defenders:

• 2 – DF Salad Awaleb Abdi Aziz
• 3 – DF Omar Ibrahim Abdulkadir
• 5 – DF Omar Wakil Osman
• 6 – DF Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim
• 13 – DF Hassan Omar Mustaf
• 15 – DF Hussein Mohammed

Midfielders:

• 4 – MF Ahmed Abdulrahman
• 8 – MF Abdi Farah Abdullahi
• 11 – MF Abdullahi Mohamed
• 24 – MF Yasin Ahmed
• 14 – MF Ali Egal Yasin
• 18 – MF Salad Hassan
• 21 – MF Oussama Mohamed

Strikers:

• 7 – FW Ciise Aden Abshir
• 12– FW Mohammed Abdulkadir
• 10 – FW Mohammed Ahamed
• 12 – FW Ayub Daud
• 17 – FW Burhan Mohammed
• 19 – FW Ahmed Musa
• 20 – FW Liban Abdi
• 23 – FW Meigag Mohamed Hussein
• 9-FW Mahad Shaxshaxloow (Captain)

See also

• Somalia national beach soccer team
• Somalia League
• Somalia Cup
• Somali Football Federation

References

• Somali Football Federation
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External links

• Somali Soccer News
• List of international matches at RSSSF