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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
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  3–1  Zambia
(Lusaka, Zambia; 12 January 2003)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions, (2022)
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances0
Medal record
CECAFA U-17 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2018 Burundi
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ethiopia

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

Current squad

The following squad were named for the recently finished 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship.

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

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
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Penalties
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship Somalia  3–1  South Sudan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
15:00
Report
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 1985 Did not qualify
Canada 1987 Did not qualify
Scotland 1989 Did not qualify
Italy 1991 Did not qualify
Japan 1993 Did not qualify
Ecuador 1995 Did not qualify
Egypt 1997 Did not qualify
New Zealand 1999 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Did not qualify
Finland 2003 Did not qualify
Peru 2005 Did not qualify
South Korea 2007 Did not qualify
Nigeria 2009 Did not qualify
Mexico 2011 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2015 Did not qualify
Chile 2017 Did not qualify
Brazil 2019 Did not qualify
Peru 2021 Cancelled
Peru 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
Mali 1995
toTanzania 2019		 Did not qualify
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
Burundi 2007 Group stages – 3 0 1 2 2 10
South Sudan 2009 Group stages – 3 0 0 3 1 5
Burundi 2018 Runners-up – 5 3 1 1 5 2
Rwanda 2018 Did not participate
Ethiopia 2022 Champions – 4 3 0 1 6 4
Total 4/5 – 15 6 2 7 14 21

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.
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