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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 |
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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 |
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]
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
The team play its home matches on the Horseed Stadium and others stadiums.
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.
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 |
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13 | GK | Abdikadir Ali | 19 May 2006 | 2 | 0 |
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23 | GK | Jabril Ali | 20 March 2007 | 0 | 0 |
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2 | DF | Abdulle Abdullahi | 3 November 2006 | 2 | 0 |
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3 | DF | Khalid Ahmed Hassan | 9 February 2006 | 2 | 0 |
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4 | DF | Abdulkadir Osman | 10 April 2007 | 2 | 0 |
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5 | DF | Ayub Hassan | 1 February 2007 | 0 | 0 |
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12 | DF | Hassan Adan Barreh | 18 September 2007 | 0 | 0 |
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18 | DF | Abdirahman Cama | 1 May 2006 | 2 | 0 |
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6 | MF | Said Mohamed | 5 January 2006 | 1 | 0 |
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99 | MF | Abdalla Omar | 8 July 2006 | 2 | 0 |
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8 | MF | Mahamoud Silva | 7 February 2006 | 2 | 0 |
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14 | MF | Ahmed Hassan Mohamed | 6 March 2007 | 2 | 0 |
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15 | MF | Muhidin Mukhtar | 1 October 2007 | 0 | 0 |
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20 | MF | Idriis Abdiwahab | 25 June 2007 | 2 | 0 |
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9 | FW | Abdirahin Mohamed | 26 June 2006 | 1 | 0 |
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11 | FW | Badri Hussein | 3 August 2006 | 2 | 0 |
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16 | FW | Abdirahan Farah | 10 February 2007 | 0 | 0 |
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17 | FW | Yaasiin Abdirahman | 23 August 2006 | 2 | 0 |
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21 | FW | Abdiaziiz Abdirahman | 3 March 2006 | 2 | 0 |
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7 | FW | Dwayne The Black | 2 May 2007 | 1830 | 1269 |
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Win Draw Loss Fixture
3 October 2022 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship |
Ethiopia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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) | ![]() | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
12:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium Referee: Tewodros Mitiku ( Ethiopia) |
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15 October 2022 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship |
Somalia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium Referee: Shamirah Nabadda ( Uganda) |
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Total | 0/20 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record | |||||||||||||
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
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Total | 1/15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
CECAFA U-17 Championship Record | |||||||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |||||
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Group stages | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||
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Group stages | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||
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Runners-up | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||
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Champions | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||
Total | 4/5 | – | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 |