Somalia national bandy team
| Association | Somali National Bandy Association |
|---|---|
| General Manager |
 Mursal Isa |
| Head coach |
 Per Fosshaug |
| Team colours | |
| First international | |
Somalia 1 – 22  Germany Irkutsk, 27 January 2014 | |
| Biggest win | |
| – | |
| Biggest defeat | |
|
Somalia 1 – 22 Germany Irkutsk, 27 January 2014 | |
| Bandy World Championships | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2014) |
Somalia national bandy team represents Somalia in the Bandy World Championships. It is controlled by the Somali National Bandy Association which is a member of the Federation of International Bandy. Somalia national team will participate the 2014 Bandy World Championships in Irkutsk, Russia as the first ever African nation in bandy competitions.[1]
Background
All selected players, except an ice hockey player living in Canada, are immigrants who live in the Swedish town of Borlänge and play for the local club Borlänge Bandy. The team is coached by former Swedish international Per Fosshaug. Somalia national bandy team is financed by the municipality of Borlänge and Somali Olympic Committee. The project was launched in May 2013 and the team will participate at least two World Championship tournaments.[2][3]
In the 2014 Bandy World Championships Somalia played in the Group D of Division B with Germany, Japan and Ukraine. The tournament is played between January 26 and February 2.[4] In the first game, they lost to Germany 1 to 22, and consequently scored their first WCS goal.[5]
Current squad
Somalian squad at the 2014 World Championship in Irkutsk, Russia, January 26 – February 2, 2014.[6][7]
| Pos. | Age | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 18 | Mohamed Ahmed | Borlänge Bandy |
| GK | 18 | Farah Hassan | Borlänge Bandy |
| 17 | Abdi Abdiirahiin | Borlänge Bandy | |
| 19 | Warsame Abdisalam | Borlänge Bandy | |
| 16 | Osman Salad Abdullahi | Borlänge Bandy | |
| 15 | Abdi Ahmed | Borlänge Bandy | |
| 16 | Ahmed Ahmed | Borlänge Bandy | |
| 30 | Bari Ahmed | Borlänge Bandy | |
| 24 | Deeq Abdulle Ahmed | Borlänge Bandy | |
| 16 | Warsame Alibashir | Borlänge Bandy | |
| 17 | Hared Anwar |  Aurora Tigers | |
| 19 | Ahmed Abdi Mohamed | Borlänge Bandy | |
| 18 | Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamed | Borlänge Bandy | |
| 19 | Abdi Mohamed Mohamud | Borlänge Bandy | |
| 18 | Ahmed Sadiiq | Borlänge Bandy | |
| Hussein Yoonis | Borlänge Bandy |
References
- ↑ "Somali team seeking to be masters of ice sport bandy". BBC News. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "Somali bandy team get their skates on". Reuters. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "From Somalia via Sweden, With Skates". The Wall Street Journal. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ 2014 Bandy World Championships Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ Video with the first goal
- ↑ Japan–Somalia Match Report Federation of International Bandy. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ↑ "Xulka Soomaaliya oo ka geyb Tartanka ciyaaraha koobka Adduunka" (in Somalian). Gool FM. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.