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Somalia U-17
Nickname(s)	The Ocean Stars
Association	Xiriirka Soomaaliyeed ee Kubadda Cagta
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA ; (Central & East Africa)
Head coach	Nuur Maxamed
Captain	Abdulle Abdullahi
Home stadium	Mogadishu Stadium
FIFA code	SOM
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 3–1 Zambia ; (Lusaka, Zambia; 12 January 2003)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	0
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2007)
Best result	Champions, (2022)
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances	0
Medal record
CECAFA U-17 Championship

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The Somalia national under-17 football team (Template:Lang-so, 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 (Template:Lang-so, 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 squad were named for the recently finished 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)
1	1GK	Abdikadir Ali	(2004-05-17)17 May 2004 (aged 17)
2	2DF	Abdulle Abdullahi (Captain)	(2004-11-20)20 November 2004 (aged 17)
3	2DF	Khalid Ahmed	(2004-09-10)10 September 2004 (aged 17)
4	2DF	Hussein Mohamed	(2004-07-02)2 July 2004 (aged 17)
5	3MF	Hussein Ahmed	(2004-02-17)17 February 2004 (aged 18)
6	2DF	Said Mohamed	(2004-07-02)2 July 2004 (aged 17)
7	3MF	Abdalla Omar	(2004-07-14)14 July 2004 (aged 17)
8	3MF	Mahmud Abdukadir	(2004-11-20)20 November 2004 (aged 17)
9	4FW	Abdirahin Mohamed	(2004-12-27)27 December 2004 (aged 17)
10	4FW	Badri Hussein	(2004-06-22)22 June 2004 (aged 17)
11	4FW	Masud Ali	(2004-11-08)8 November 2004 (aged 17)
12	2DF	Abdirahman Mohamed	(2004-09-02)2 September 2004 (aged 17)
13	1GK	Said Mohamed	(2004-01-17) 17 January 2004 (age 20)
14	3MF	Ahmed Abdalla	(2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 (age 20)
16	4FW	Abdullahi Mohamed	(2004-11-24) 24 November 2004 (age 20)
18	3MF	Abdirahman Ahmed	(2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 20)
19	2DF	Zadam Abukar	(2004-12-15) 15 December 2004 (age 20)
20	2DF	Fahad Yahye	(2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 20)
21	3MF	Idris Mohamed	(2004-11-19) 19 November 2004 (age 20)
22	3MF	Abdihafid Mohamed	(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20)

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 Ssonko Wandera Walusimbi Ssekajugo Okello Tumwesigye Nkoola		Abdullahi Abdukadir Abdalla Bilal M. Abdi A. Abdi Nor 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
1985	Did not qualify
1987	Did not qualify
1989	Did not qualify
1991	Did not qualify
1993	Did not qualify
1995	Did not qualify
1997	Did not qualify
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Cancelled
2023	To be determined
Total	0/19	–	0	0	0	0	0	0

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1995 to 2019	Did not qualify
~~2021~~	Cancelled
2023	To be determined
Total	0/13	–	0	0	0	0	0	0

CECAFA U-17 Championship

CECAFA U-17 Championship Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2007	Group stages	–	3	0	1	2	2	10
2009	Group stages	–	3	0	0	3	1	5
2018	Runners-up	–	5	3	1	1	5	2
2018	Did not participate
2022	Champions	–	4	3	0	1	6	4
Total	4/5	–	15	6	2	7	14	21

References

^ "Somalia beat South Sudan to win CECAFA U-17 title". www.cafonline.com. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
^ "Somalia wins the East and Central Africa under-17 Cup". www.somalidispatch.com. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
^ "South Sudan, Somalia qualify for TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON 2023". www.cafonline.com. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
^ "Somalia beat South Sudan to win CECAFA U17". www.michezoafrika.com. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

[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.

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v t e National football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
¹ Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA Football in Africa portal

v t e National sports teams of Somalia
Men	Bandy Baseball Basketball U-17 U-19 3x3 U-23 3x3 Wheelchair Boxing Cricket U-19 Field hockey Floorball U-19 Football U-23 U-20 U-17 Futsal (U-20) Beach soccer Cerebral palsy Handball MJ MY Lacrosse Rugby league Rugby union 7s U-20 Wheelchair Squash Tennis Volleyball U-21 U-19 Water polo
Women	Baseball Basketball U-19 U-17 3x3 U-23 3x3 Wheelchair Beach handball Cricket Field hockey Football U-20 U-17 Futsal Goalball Gymnastics Handball W-J Rugby union 7s Squash Tennis Volleyball U-18 U-20 U-23 Water polo
Mixed	Badminton Boxing
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