Nickname(s) | The Ocean Stars | ||
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Association | Xiriirka Soomaaliyeed ee Kubadda Cagta | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | CECAFA (Central & East Africa) | ||
Head coach | Nuur Maxamed | ||
Captain | Abdulle Abdullahi Abdulle | ||
Home stadium | Mogadishu Stadium | ||
FIFA code | SOM | ||
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First international | |||
Somalia 0–1 Angola (Lubango, Angola; 2 March 1997) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Somalia 3–1 South Sudan (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 15 October 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Somalia 1–3 Zambia (Lusaka, Zambia; 12 January 2003) | |||
FIFA u17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
CECAFA U-17 Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2007) | ||
Best result | Champions, (2022) | ||
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
Best result | Group stage, (2023) | ||
Medal record |
The Somalia national under-17 football team (Somali: Kooxda Qaranka Soomaaliya, Arabic: الاتحاد الصومالي لكرة القدم), nicknamed the Ocean Stars, represents Somalia at the age of U-17 levels in international football and is controlled by the Somali Football Federation (SFF), a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[1][2][3]
Team image
Nicknames
The Somalia national under-17 football team has been known or nicknamed as (Somali: Kooxda Qaranka Soomaaliya, Arabic: الاتحاد الصومالي لكرة القدم), the Ocean Stars
Home stadium
The team play its home matches on the Horseed Stadium and others stadiums.
History
The Somalia national under-17 football team have played their debut game on 2 March 1998 against Angola at Lubanga, Angola which lost by 0–1 goal. The team in 2022 have won 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship for the first time and they have qualified to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria.[4] The nation yet to qualified in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations between 29 April – 19 May.[5][6]
Caps and goals are correct as of 2 May 2023, after the match against Congo.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Mohamed Adan Osman | 1 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Hiliwa |
13 | GK | Abdikadir Ali | 19 May 2006 | 2 | 0 | Badbaadbo |
23 | GK | Jabril Ali | 20 March 2007 | 0 | 0 | Dalsan |
2 | DF | Abdulle Abdullahi | 3 November 2006 | 2 | 0 | Heegan |
3 | DF | Khalid Ahmed Hassan | 9 February 2006 | 2 | 0 | Darul Tarbiyah |
4 | DF | Abdulkadir Osman | 10 April 2007 | 2 | 0 | Jazira |
5 | DF | Ayub Hassan | 1 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | Jabir |
12 | DF | Hassan Adan Barreh | 18 September 2007 | 0 | 0 | Leicester City |
18 | DF | Abdirahman Cama | 1 May 2006 | 2 | 0 | Heegan |
6 | MF | Said Mohamed | 5 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | UMA Hospital |
99 | MF | Abdalla Omar | 8 July 2006 | 2 | 0 | Gasco |
8 | MF | Mahamoud Silva | 7 February 2006 | 2 | 0 | Gasco |
14 | MF | Ahmed Hassan Mohamed | 6 March 2007 | 2 | 0 | Banadir |
15 | MF | Muhidin Mukhtar | 1 October 2007 | 0 | 0 | Jabir |
20 | MF | Idriis Abdiwahab | 25 June 2007 | 2 | 0 | Uddevalla |
9 | FW | Abdirahin Mohamed | 26 June 2006 | 1 | 0 | Gasco |
11 | FW | Badri Hussein | 3 August 2006 | 2 | 0 | Woxol |
16 | FW | Abdirahan Farah | 10 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | Xamarweyne |
17 | FW | Yaasiin Abdirahman | 23 August 2006 | 2 | 0 | Lyn |
21 | FW | Abdiaziiz Abdirahman | 3 March 2006 | 2 | 0 | Toronto |
7 | FW | dead team cl | 6 May 2007 | 1830 | 1269 | FC Free top 5Somalie |
Fixtures and results
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Win Draw Loss Fixture
2022
3 October 2022 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship | Ethiopia | 0–1 | Somalia | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
16:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium Referee: Djaffari Nduwimana (Burundi) |
9 October 2022 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship | Somalia | 1–2 | Tanzania | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium Referee: Yasir Abdelaziz (Sudan) |
12 October 2022 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship | Uganda | 1–1 (7–8 p) | Somalia | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
12:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia) |
Penalties | ||||
15 October 2022 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship | Somalia | 3–1 | South Sudan | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda) |
Competition records
FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup Record | |||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1985 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1987 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1989 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1993 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1997 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1999 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2005 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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Cancelled | ||||||||
2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2025 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 0/20 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record | |||||||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||||||
1995 to 2019 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||||||
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Cancelled | ||||||||||||
2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
2025 | To be determined | ||||||||||||
Total | 1/15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
CECAFA U-17 Championship
CECAFA U-17 Championship Record | |||||||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |||||
2007 | Group stages | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||
2009 | Group stages | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||
2018 | Runners-up | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||
2020 | Did not participate | ||||||||||||
2022 | Champions | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||
Total | 4/5 | – | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
References
- ^ "Somalia beat South Sudan to win CECAFA U-17 title". www.cafonline.com. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Somalia wins the East and Central Africa under-17 Cup". www.somalidispatch.com. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "South Sudan, Somalia qualify for TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON 2023". www.cafonline.com. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Somalia beat South Sudan to win CECAFA U17". www.michezoafrika.com. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Algeria U17 2 Somalia U17 0". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Congo U17 1 Somalia U17 1". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 5 May 2023.