Abdiwali Olad Kanyare

Abdiwali Olad Kanyare
Personal information
Date of birth	15 May 1980
Place of birth	Beledweyne, Somalia
Date of death	7 May 2020 (aged 39)
Place of death	Afgooye, Somalia
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Bariga Dhexe
	Horseed
	Banadir
International career
2002–2015	Somalia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abdiwali Olad Kanyare (15 May 1980 – 7 May 2020) was a Somali footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Somalia national team. After his retirement, he became a prominent goalkeeping coach.

Career

Domestically, Olad Kanyare played for Bariga Dhexe, Horseed and Banadir.^[1] Olad Kanyare represented the Somalia national football team, before his international retirement in 2015. Following his playing career, Olad Kanyare became goalkeeping coach for Somalia's youth teams.^[2] He had the same role at Mogadishu City Club at the time of his death.^[1]

Death

On 7 May 2020, Olad Kanyare was shot dead in a mosque in Afgooye by unknown assailants whilst performing tarawih prayers as part of Ramadan.^[2] He was laid to rest the following day.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Dove, Ed (7 May 2020). "Former Somalia keeper Abdiwali Olad Kanyare killed in mosque near Mogadishu". ESPN. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "A prominent Somali football instructor shot dead". Somali Football Federation. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
^ Abdusalam, Kigozi (10 May 2022). "Murdered Somali Coach Kanyare Laid to Rest". ChimpReports. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

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[espn-1] Dove, Ed (7 May 2020). "Former Somalia keeper Abdiwali Olad Kanyare killed in mosque near Mogadishu". ESPN. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[SFF-2] "A prominent Somali football instructor shot dead". Somali Football Federation. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

[3] Abdusalam, Kigozi (10 May 2022). "Murdered Somali Coach Kanyare Laid to Rest". ChimpReports. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

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