Somalia_national_under-17_football_team

Somalia national under-17 football team

Somalia national under-17 football team

National association 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]

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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.

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Fixtures and results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

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
  • Bilal 38'
 Report
  • Otto 75', 79'
 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
  • Ssemwogerere 42'
 Report
  • A. Abdi 44'
 Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Penalties
  • Yiga soccer ball with check mark
  • Ssonko soccer ball with check mark
  • Wandera soccer ball with check mark
  • Walusimbi soccer ball with check mark
  • Ssekajugo soccer ball with check mark
  • Okello soccer ball with check mark
  • Tumwesigye soccer ball with check mark
  • Nkoola soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Abdullahi
  • soccer ball with check mark Abdukadir
  • soccer ball with check mark Abdalla
  • soccer ball with check mark Bilal
  • soccer ball with check mark M. Abdi
  • soccer ball with check mark A. Abdi
  • soccer ball with check mark Nor
  • soccer ball with check mark Ali
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Somalia  3–1  South Sudan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
15:00
  • A. Abdi 6'
  • Dahir 59', 71'
 Report
  • Minari 48'
 Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

Competition records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

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Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

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CECAFA U-17 Championship

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References

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