Somalia at the 2019 African Games
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| Somalia at the 2019 African Games | |
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| IOC code | SOM |
| NOC | Somali Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rabat, Morocco 19 August 2019 – 31 August 2019 | |
| Competitors | 11 (7 men and 4 women) in 3 sports |
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| African Games appearances | |
Somalia competed at the 2019 African Games[1][2] held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.[1][3] In total, athletes representing Somalia competed in three sports and did not win any medals.
Somalia had two male competitors compete in athletics; Abdirashid Yusuf Ali who competed in the men's 800 metres and Abdullahi Jama Mohamed who participated in the men's 1500 metres.[4][5]
Abdirashid Yusuf Ali did not qualify to compete in the semifinals and Abdullahi Jama Mohamed finished in 9th place in the final.[5]
Boxing
Four men[note 1] and one women, Ramla Said Ahmed Ali, represented Somalia in the Boxing events at the games. On Ahmed Ali competed in the Women's featherweight event.[6] On 24 August, she lost her match against Marcelat Sakobi Matshu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[7]
Taekwondo
Somalia had three women[note 2] and one man, Abdulahi Faud Dahir, participate in Taekwondo at the games in 2019.[8]