Somalia national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Ocean Stars | ||
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| Association | Somali Football Federation | ||
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Alfred Imonje | ||
| Captain | Yasin Ali | ||
| Most caps | Ciise Aden Abshir | ||
| Top scorer | Ciise Aden Abshir | ||
| Home stadium | Mogadiscio Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SOM | ||
| FIFA ranking | 190 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 158 (April 1995) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 199 (March 2000, November 2008) | ||
| Elo ranking | 195 | ||
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| First international | |||
 North Korea 14–0 Somalia  (Indonesia; November 12, 1963) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Somalia 5–2 Mauritania  (Morocco; August 7, 1985) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
| North Korea 14–0 Somalia (Indonesia; November 12, 1963) |
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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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Fixtures and results
| 25 November 2011 14:00 |
Burundi  |
4 – 1 | Somalia |
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam |
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Ndayisaba  30'Papy 45'Amissi 54'Ndayisenga 86' |
Report | Ali 90+2' (pen.) |
| 28 November 2011 16:00 |
Somalia |
0 – 4 |  Uganda |
Chamazi |
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| 1 December 2011 |
Somalia |
v |  Zanzibar |
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam |
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[edit] 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)
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