Somalia national under-23 football team
The Somalia national u23 football team nicknamed The pirates of the oceans (Arabic: نجوم المحيط), represents Somalia in men's international u23 football. It is controlled by the Somali Football Federation (SFF), and is a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).
| Nickname(s) | The Star of the Ocean | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Somali Football Federation (SFF) | ||
| Confederation | Confederation of African Football (CAF) (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Mababazi | ||
| Captain | Unknown | ||
| Most caps | Unknown | ||
| Top scorer | Abdullahi Omar Egal((39)) | ||
| Home stadium | Mogadishu Stadium | ||
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History
The Somali Youth League (SYL), the nation's first political party, had put together a team of local youth to play against the Italian expatriate teams. This was seen as the first Somali youth team. To this day, most Somalis see the Somali Youth League (SYL) as the main source of Somali youth footballers. Somalia's national u23 football team is relatively new and they have only played 1 match(against Rwanda u23 for u23 CAF 2017) in which the coach,Mbabazi stated the team was "too weak for Rwanda u23."
Current squad
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan Abdinur Gesey | {{>23}} |  | |||
| Abdinasir Yusuf | {{>23}} | | |||
| Hamsa Mohamed Mukhtar | {{>23}} | | |||
| Bile Muhudin Burale | {{>23}} | | |||
| Mohamed Salah Hussein | {{>23}} | | |||
| Abdikarim Abdalla Mohamud | {{>23}} | | |||
| Ahmed Mohamed Hussein | {{>23}} | | |||
| Mustaf Khalib Hussein | {{>23}} | | |||
| Abas Amin Mohamed | {{>23}} | | |||
| Hassan Hussein Mohamed | {{>23}} | | |||
| Hassan Ibrahim Ali | {{>23}} | | |||
| Mahad Muhudin Haji | {{>23}} | | |||
| Hassan Farid Hassan | {{>23}} | | |||
| Mohamed Ali Ibrahim | {{>23}} | | |||
| Osman Yusuf Hajow | {{>23}} | | |||
| Abukar Abdikarim Nur | {{>23}} | | |||
| Ali Hassan Babay | {{>23}} | | |||
| Abdifatah Abdi Osman | {{>23}} | | |||
| Abdulahi Nur Ali | {{>23}} | | |||
| Abdulahi Abdirahman Jama | {{>23}} | |
Sources/References
All things on this page are sourced from http://www.soka25east.com/somalia-u23-coach-mbabazi-admits-team-too-weak-for-rwanda-u23/