The Somalia national football team nicknamed the Ocean Stars, represent Somalia in international football and is controlled by the Somali Football Federation (SFF) (CAF).
Here in this article, you will get to know about Somalia National Football Team 2023/24 Players, Squad, History, Stadium, Nickname, Kits, and more.
Somalia National Football Team Profile Summary
| Nickname(s) | The Ocean Stars |
|---|---|
| Association | Xiriirka Soomaaliyeed ee Kubadda Cagta |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA (Central & East Africa) |
| Head coach | Rachid Lousteque |
| Most caps | Yasin Ali Egal (19) |
| Top scorer | Abdullahi Sheikh Mohamed (3) |
| Home stadium | Mogadishu Stadium |
| FIFA code | SOM |
About Somalia National Football Team
The Somalia national football team nicknamed the Ocean Stars, represent Somalia in international football and is controlled by the Somali Football Federation (SFF) (CAF). The first Somali national team captain was Mr. Mohamed Shangole while their longest-serving captain has been Hassan Babay.
Somalia National Football Team 2023/2024 players Squad?
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mustaf Yuusuf | 01-01-1998 (24) | 12 | 0 | Oskarshamn | |
| GK | Ayub Ahmed | – | 0 | 0 | Minnesota FC | |
| GK | Yusuf Lampanza | – | 0 | 0 | Elman | |
| GK | Abdirahman Jama | 04-08-2000 (22) | 0 | 0 | Elman | |
| DF | Abel Gigli | 16-08-1990 (32) | 6 | 1 | Fano | |
| DF | Saadiq Elmi | 11-11-2000 (21) | 3 | 0 | Grorud | |
| DF | Ahmed Said Ahmed | 04-07-1998 (24) | 10 | 0 | MyPa-47 | |
| DF | Ahmed Ali | 23-10-1990 (31) | 8 | 0 | Halesowen Town F.C. | |
| DF | Haji Abdikadir | 15-10-1998 (23) | 1 | 0 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | |
| DF | Mohamed Hussein Curka | 23-06-1997 (25) | 1 | 0 | Onsala BK | |
| DF | Omar Hussein | – | 0 | 0 | Korsnäs FF | |
| DF | Yonis Farah | 04-09-1999 (23) | 7 | 0 | Eskilstuna City | |
| DF | Abdi Mohamed | 25-10-1996 (25) | 3 | 0 | Columbus Crew 2 | |
| MF | Liban Abdulahi | 02-11-1995 (26) | 7 | 0 | Þór Akureyri | |
| MF | Omar Jama | 21-05-1998 (24) | 1 | 0 | Gnistan | |
| MF | Abdulsamed Abdullahi | 19-01-1997 (25) | 4 | 0 | Ergotelis | |
| MF | Isse Ismail | 20-04-1999 (23) | 2 | 0 | Värnamo | |
| MF | Abdiqafar Cise Ismail | – | 0 | 0 | Som United | |
| MF | Abdullahi Telli | 26-03-1996 (26) | 0 | 0 | Karaman Beleyespor | |
| MF | Ayuub Abdi | 15-11-1996 (25) | 1 | 0 | JäPS | |
| MF | Sak Hassan | 21-03-2001 (21) | 2 | 1 | Sudbury | |
| MF | Anis Nuur | 24-01-1997 (25) | 1 | 0 | Metropolitan Police | |
| FW | Hussein Mohamed | 20-03-1997 (25) | 8 | 0 | Haka | |
| FW | Jama Boss | 03-05-1994 (28) | 1 | 0 | St Albans Saints | |
| FW | Amin Askar | 01-10-1985 (36) | 0 | 0 | Kristiansund | |
| FW | Mukhtar Suleiman | 10-08-1998 (24) | 2 | 0 | Katwijk | |
| FW | Ibrahim Ilyas | 05-03-2000 (22) | 2 | 0 | Horseed FC | |
| FW | Ali Musse | 01-01-1996 (26) | 4 | 0 | Cavalry FC | |
| FW | Mohamed Awad | 07-05-1994 (28) | 4 | 0 | Auckland City FC | |
| FW | Siad Haji | 01-12-1999 (22) | 2 | 0 | San Jose Earthquakes | |
| FW | Handwalla Bwana | 25-06-1999 (23) | 0 | 0 | Nashville SC | |
| FW | Bilal Hersi | 29-10-2001 (20) | 1 | 0 | Siena Saints |
Somalia National Football Team Home Stadium
Mogadishu Stadium (Somali: Garoonka Muqdisho) is a stadium in Mogadishu, Somalia. The stadium has been completely rebuilt and artificial turf was laid on March 27, 2020.
Somalia National Football Team Kit
From the 1970s to the 1990s, the Somalia national football team used to wear solid sky blue jerseys and socks with white shorts for home kits and reversed for away kits, the two main colors of the national flags of Somalia, in the 2010s until Today, the national team has replaced the solid sky blue jerseys with blue and white vertical striped jerseys.
The crest of the Somali national team used to be the coat of arms of Somalia but is now replaced by the crest of the Somali Federation. The Ocean Stars play their home games at the Mogadishu Stadium (while the stadium was being rebuilt, the national team played games at the Engineer Yaarisow Stadium, which is Mogadishu’s secondary stadium for sporting events).
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Somalia National Football Team world rankings
| Current | 196 (6 December 2023) |
| Highest | 158 (April–June 1996) |
| Lowest | 203 (April–May 2019) |
Somalia National Football Team trophies
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Source: FootballArroyo.co.uk
