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The Somaliland national football team (Arabic: الاتحاد الصوماليلاند لكرة القدم) is the football team that represents Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as a de facto state. Although Somaliland is a de facto state, it has not yet received international de jure recognition.
Sports are popular in Somaliland from both the participation and spectating aspect. [1] [2] The most popular sport in Somaliland is football; [3] [4] [failed verification] other popular sports include track and field and basketball. [5] [6] Sporting events in Somaliland are organised by the Somaliland's Ministry of Youth and Sports.
In 1933 the first Somali football championship was created, called Coppa Federazione Sportiva, with three teams ("Societa' Mogadiscio", "Marina" and "Milizia") from the capital. 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".
From the 1970s up until the 1990s, the Somali national football team used to wear the Somali Flag and socks with the Somali Flag for home kits and the inverse as away kits, [5] the two primary colours of the Somali national flags, in the 2010s up until the present, the national team have now replaced the solid sky blue shirts for vertically ...
Football in Somalia is run by the Somali Football Federation. [1] (: الصومال لكرة القدم)The association administers the national football team, as well as the Premier League. [2] Football is the most popular sport in Somalia.
The Somaliland Football Association (SFA; Somali: Xidhiidhka Kubadda Cagta Somaliland, Arabic: صوماليلاند اتحاد كرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Somaliland. The association was established in 2011. [1] The current Chairman is Mohamed Abdi Dixood, and the General Secretary is Samatar Mohamed Abdillahi. [2]
The inaccurate posts claim the new flag closely resembled that of Puntland state, a region of northeastern Somalia that was declared autonomous in 1998. Minnesota is home to the largest Somali ...
Flag of Galmudug State: Same as Somalia's national flag. 2009–2010: Flag of Galmudug State [11] 2010–2015: Flag of Galmudug State [12] [13] 2009– Flag of Puntland State: A horizontal tricolor of blue, white and green with a white star at the top. [14] [15] –2009: Flag of Puntland State: Same as Somalia's national flag. 2012–2017 2023 ...