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Somalia national under-17 football team

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]

Somalia U-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Ocean Stars
AssociationXiriirka Soomaaliyeed ee Kubadda Cagta
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA
(Central & East Africa)
Head coachSomalia Nuur Maxamed
CaptainAbdulle Abdullahi Abdulle
Home stadiumMogadishu Stadium
FIFA codeSOM
First colours
Second colours
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
Appearances0
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions, (2022)
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage, (2023)
Medal record
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2018 Burundi
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ethiopia

Team image edit

Nicknames edit

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 edit

The team play its home matches on the Horseed Stadium and others stadiums.

History edit

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 edit

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
1 1GK Mohamed Adan Osman (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Hiliwa
13 1GK Abdikadir Ali (2006-05-19) 19 May 2006 (age 17) 2 0   Badbaadbo
23 1GK Jabril Ali (2007-03-20) 20 March 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Dalsan
2 2DF Abdulle Abdullahi (2006-11-03) 3 November 2006 (age 17) 2 0   Heegan
3 2DF Khalid Ahmed Hassan (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 18) 2 0   Darul Tarbiyah
4 2DF Abdulkadir Osman (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 17) 2 0   Jazira
5 2DF Ayub Hassan (2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Jabir
12 2DF Hassan Adan Barreh (2007-09-18) 18 September 2007 (age 16) 0 0   Leicester City
18 2DF Abdirahman Cama (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 (age 18) 2 0   Heegan
6 3MF Said Mohamed (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 18) 1 0   UMA Hospital
99 3MF Abdalla Omar (2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 (age 17) 2 0   Gasco
8 3MF Mahamoud Silva (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 18) 2 0   Gasco
14 3MF Ahmed Hassan Mohamed (2007-03-06) 6 March 2007 (age 17) 2 0   Banadir
15 3MF Muhidin Mukhtar (2007-10-01) 1 October 2007 (age 16) 0 0   Jabir
20 3MF Idriis Abdiwahab (2007-06-25) 25 June 2007 (age 16) 2 0   Uddevalla
9 4FW Abdirahin Mohamed (2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 (age 17) 1 0   Gasco
11 4FW Badri Hussein (2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 (age 17) 2 0   Woxol
16 4FW Abdirahan Farah (2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Xamarweyne
17 4FW Yaasiin Abdirahman (2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 (age 17) 2 0   Lyn
21 4FW Abdiaziiz Abdirahman (2006-03-03) 3 March 2006 (age 18) 2 0   Toronto
7 4FW Dwayne The Black (2007-05-02) 2 May 2007 (age 17) 1830 1269   FC SomalieSomalie

Fixtures and results edit

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022 edit

3 October 2022 (2022-10-03) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Ethiopia   0–1   Somalia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16:00 Report
  • A. Abdi   12'
 Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Djaffari Nduwimana (Burundi)
9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Somalia   1–2   Tanzania Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
13:00
Report
Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Yasir Abdelaziz (Sudan)
12 October 2022 (2022-10-12) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Uganda   1–1
(7–8 p)		   Somalia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
12:00
Report
Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Penalties
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Somalia   3–1   South Sudan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
15:00
Report
Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

Competition records edit

FIFA U-17 World Cup edit

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
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
  2021 Cancelled
  2023 Did not qualify
  2025 To be determined
Total 0/20 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations edit

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
  1995
to  2019		 Did not qualify
  2021 Cancelled
  2023 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 6
Total 1/14 3 0 1 2 1 6

CECAFA U-17 Championship edit

CECAFA U-17 Championship Record
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 edit

  1. ^ "Somalia beat South Sudan to win CECAFA U-17 title". www.cafonline.com. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Somalia wins the East and Central Africa under-17 Cup". www.somalidispatch.com. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ^ "South Sudan, Somalia qualify for TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON 2023". www.cafonline.com. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Somalia beat South Sudan to win CECAFA U17". www.michezoafrika.com. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Algeria U17 2 Somalia U17 0". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Congo U17 1 Somalia U17 1". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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