Horseed FC

Horseed FC is a Somali football club based in Horseed, Somalia. It is seven times champion of the Somalia League. A team of Somali Armed Forces, Horseed SC was among the most formidable and recognized football clubs in the country. After the civil war broke out, it discontinued operations, but has been revived in 2013 by Gen Dahir Aden Elmi Commander of the Somalia Armed Forces. Gen Elmi revived all the different teams of Horseed Sports Club with emphasis on the Football Team which again began to compete in the Somalia Serie A league. In 2017, Col Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, was appointed as its chairman, and since then the club has seen positive changes and developments which have catapulted the club to regain its former glory.

Horseed SC
Full nameHorseed Football Club, "Horseed Sports Club"
Nickname(s)The Red Devils of Somalia
(Die Red Devils of Somalia) " Cawo iyo Maalin"
Founded1967
GroundBanadir Stadium, Somalia
Capacity15,000
ChairmanCol Ahmed Mohamed Hassan
LeagueSomalia Premier League
20192nd

CECAFA Club Cup

Horseed were the first Somalia League team to reach the CECAFA Club Cup final.[1] In 1977, they were runners up to Luo Union of Kenya, losing 2–1.[2] In the following seasons, they reached the semi-finals of the competition twice, narrowly losing out in the finals to Simba SC of Tanzania in 1978, and Abaluhya FC of Kenya in 1979. The matches were held in Somalia.[3] Abulahuya FC went on to win the Cup.

Achievements
  • Somalia League: 7
1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
  • Somalia Cup (General DAUD Cup): 4
1982, 1983, 1987, 2015, 2019
  • CECAFA Club Cup: 0
Runner-up – 1977

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Suleyman Madey Ali
GK Hassan Abdullahi Karaama
GK Muhammad Osman Jama Ali
DF Ali Adde Ahmed
DF Mohamud Ali Ibrahim
DF Mohamed AbdiRahim Ali
DF Omar Shariff Kale
DF Mahad Nur Farah Samatar
DF Ismail AbdulKadir Ahmed
DF Nur Ali Hassan
DF Hassan Hussein Ahmed
MF Ibrahim Abdi Mohamed
MF Hanad Mohamed Ibrahim
No. Position Player
MF Nuune Hashim Ahmed
MF Hassan AbdiNur Geesey
MF AbdiKarim Abdalla Mohamed
MF Ahmed Hassan Mohamed
MF Naif Mohamed Hamid
FW Farhan Mohamed Ahmed
FW Abdullahi Ali Bile
FW Adani Barre Isse
FW Brian Mugisha
FW Bernard Tangui Nankan Montheu
FW Mahad Mohamed AbdiKadir
FW Nur Omar Haydar
FW Jude Otieno Onyango

References
  1. CECAFA Archived 2009-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-11-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. CECAFA Club Championship


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