Somalia U-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Ocean Stars
AssociationXiriirka Soomaaliyeed ee Kubadda Cagta
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA
(Central & East Africa)
Head coachSomalia Nuur Maxamed
CaptainAbdulle Abdullahi Abdulle
Home stadiumMogadishu Stadium
FIFA codeSOM
First colours
Second colours
First international
Somalia  0–1  Angola
(Lubango, Angola; 2 March 1997)
Biggest win
Somalia  3–1  South Sudan
(Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 15 October 2022)
Biggest defeat
Somalia  1–3  Zambia
(Lusaka, Zambia; 12 January 2003)
FIFA u17 World Cup
Appearances0
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions, (2022)
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage, (2023)

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
1 1GK Mohamed Adan Osman (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 0 0 Somalia Hiliwa
13 1GK Abdikadir Ali (2006-05-19) 19 May 2006 2 0 Somalia Badbaadbo
23 1GK Jabril Ali (2007-03-20) 20 March 2007 0 0 Somalia Dalsan

2 2DF Abdulle Abdullahi (2006-11-03) 3 November 2006 2 0 Somalia Heegan
3 2DF Khalid Ahmed Hassan (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 2 0 Somalia Darul Tarbiyah
4 2DF Abdulkadir Osman (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 2 0 Somalia Jazira
5 2DF Ayub Hassan (2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 0 0 Somalia Jabir
12 2DF Hassan Adan Barreh (2007-09-18) 18 September 2007 0 0 England Leicester City
18 2DF Abdirahman Cama (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 2 0 Somalia Heegan

6 3MF Said Mohamed (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 1 0 Somalia UMA Hospital
99 3MF Abdalla Omar (2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 2 0 Somalia Gasco
8 3MF Mahamoud Silva (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 2 0 Somalia Gasco
14 3MF Ahmed Hassan Mohamed (2007-03-06) 6 March 2007 2 0 Somalia Banadir
15 3MF Muhidin Mukhtar (2007-10-01) 1 October 2007 0 0 Somalia Jabir
20 3MF Idriis Abdiwahab (2007-06-25) 25 June 2007 2 0 Sweden Uddevalla

9 4FW Abdirahin Mohamed (2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 1 0 Somalia Gasco
11 4FW Badri Hussein (2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 2 0 Somalia Woxol
16 4FW Abdirahan Farah (2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 0 0 Somalia Xamarweyne
17 4FW Yaasiin Abdirahman (2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 2 0 Norway Lyn
21 4FW Abdiaziiz Abdirahman (2006-03-03) 3 March 2006 2 0 Canada Toronto
7 4FW Dwayne The Black (2007-05-02) 2 May 2007 1830 1269 Somalia FC SomalieSomalie

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

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
China 1985Did not qualify
Canada 1987Did not qualify
Scotland 1989Did not qualify
Italy 1991Did not qualify
Japan 1993Did not qualify
Ecuador 1995Did not qualify
Egypt 1997Did not qualify
New Zealand 1999Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Did not qualify
Finland 2003Did not qualify
Peru 2005Did not qualify
South Korea 2007Did not qualify
Nigeria 2009Did not qualify
Mexico 2011Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2015Did not qualify
Chile 2017Did not qualify
Brazil 2019Did not qualify
Peru 2021Cancelled
Indonesia 2023Did not qualify
Total0/19000000

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Mali 1995
toTanzania 2019
Did not qualify
Morocco 2021Cancelled
Algeria 2023Group stage301216
Total1/14301216

CECAFA U-17 Championship

CECAFA U-17 Championship Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Burundi 2007Group stages3012210
South Sudan 2009Group stages300315
Burundi 2018Runners-up531152
Rwanda 2020Did not participate
Ethiopia 2022Champions421164
Total4/5155371421

References

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