Somalia national under-17 football team
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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 | ![]() | |||||||||||
Captain | Abdulle Abdullahi Abdulle | |||||||||||
Home stadium | Mogadishu Stadium | |||||||||||
FIFA code | SOM | |||||||||||
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First international | ||||||||||||
Somalia ![]() ![]() (Lubango, Angola; 2 March 1997) | ||||||||||||
Biggest win | ||||||||||||
Somalia ![]() ![]() (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 15 October 2022) | ||||||||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||
Somalia ![]() ![]() (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
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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 | 1GK | Mohamed Adan Osman | (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | 1GK | Abdikadir Ali | (2006-05-19) 19 May 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | 1GK | Jabril Ali | (2007-03-20) 20 March 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | 2DF | Abdulle Abdullahi | (2006-11-03) 3 November 2006 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | 2DF | Khalid Ahmed Hassan | (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | 2DF | Abdulkadir Osman | (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | 2DF | Ayub Hassan | (2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | 2DF | Hassan Adan Barreh | (2007-09-18) 18 September 2007 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | 2DF | Abdirahman Cama | (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | 3MF | Said Mohamed | (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
99 | 3MF | Abdalla Omar | (2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | 3MF | Mahamoud Silva | (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | 3MF | Ahmed Hassan Mohamed | (2007-03-06) 6 March 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | 3MF | Muhidin Mukhtar | (2007-10-01) 1 October 2007 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | 3MF | Idriis Abdiwahab | (2007-06-25) 25 June 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | 4FW | Abdirahin Mohamed | (2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | 4FW | Badri Hussein | (2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | 4FW | Abdirahan Farah | (2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | 4FW | Yaasiin Abdirahman | (2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | 4FW | Abdiaziiz Abdirahman | (2006-03-03) 3 March 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | 4FW | Dwayne The Black | (2007-05-02) 2 May 2007 (age 17) | 1830 | 1269 | ![]() |
Fixtures and results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2022
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3 October 2022 (2022-10-03) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship | Ethiopia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
16:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium Referee: Djaffari Nduwimana (Burundi) |
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9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship | Somalia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
13:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium Referee: Yasir Abdelaziz (Sudan) |
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12 October 2022 (2022-10-12) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship | Uganda ![]() | 1–1 (7–8 p) | ![]() | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
12:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia) |
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15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship | Somalia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
15:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda) |
Competition records
FIFA U-17 World Cup
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![]() | 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 | ||||||
![]() to ![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||
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![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
![]() | 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 | |||||
![]() | Group stages | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||
![]() | Group stages | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||
![]() | Runners-up | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||
![]() | Did not participate | ||||||||||||
![]() | 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.
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