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The Somalia national football team (Somali: Kooxda Qaranka Soomaaliya, Arabic: الإتِّحَاد الصُّومَالِي لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم), nicknamed the Ocean Stars, represents Somalia in international football and is controlled by the Somali Football Federation (SFF), a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
A list of current and former players who have played for the senior Somalia national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Olympic, Under-21 or other junior levels). Players in this category should also be left in category:Somalian footballers.
It has been active for over 50 years, having been established in 1967. Somalia has 12 professional clubs playing for the Somali First Division. Football is the most popular sport in Somalia. In the 1930s, Italian Colonial Authorities established some of the first teams in Somalia. In the 2021–22 season, Gaadiidka won the Somali First Division.
This is a list of the men's national association football teams in the world. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the world's most important governing body for association football. A majority of national association football teams in the world are members of FIFA or one of its affiliated continental confederations.
In 1938 the football championship was won by the "Amaruini" team, made up mainly of local Somalis; in 1939 the winning team was the "Araba". The full Somali Football teams were established initially around the second half of the 1940s: their competitions were not well organised, but these activities are credited for the initiating of the ...
On 22 November 2012, Ali made his debut for the Somalia national team in a friendly match against Ugandan club SC Villa. [16] Three days later, he played his first international match at the 2012 CECAFA Cup in a 1–5 loss to Burundi. [17] He also played in that tournament against Sudan and Tanzania.
2022: Manukau United: 12 (6) 2022– Sliema Wanderers: 43 (9) International career ‡ 2021– Somalia: 8 (2) *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024
In September 2019, Mohamed was called into the Somalia national football team for its 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe. [10] On September 5, 2019, he made his international debut for Somalia in their 1–0 win over Zimbabwe. [ 11 ]