Somalia national under-17 football team
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(Central & East Africa)
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| Nickname(s) | The Ocean Stars | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Xiriirka Soomaaliyeed ee Kubadda Cagta | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA (Central & East Africa) | ||
| Head coach |  Nuur Maxamed | ||
| Captain | Abdulle Abdullahi Abdulle | ||
| Home stadium | Mogadishu Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SOM | ||
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| 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 0-3  Tunisia (El Jadida, Morocco; 1 April 2025) | |||
| CECAFA U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2022) | ||
| Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2023) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2023, 2025) | ||
Medal record | |||
The Somalia national under-17 football team (Somali: Kooxda Qaranka Soomaaliya, 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]
Nicknames
The Somalia national under-17 football team has been known or nicknamed as (Somali: Kooxda Qaranka Soomaaliya, Arabic: الاتحاد الصومالي لكرة القدم), the Ocean Stars
Home stadium
The team play its home matches on the Horseed Stadium and others stadiums.
History
The Somalia national under-17 football team have played their debut game on 2 March 1998 against Angola at Lubanga, Angola which lost by 0–1 goal. The team in 2022 have won 2022 CECAFA U-17 Championship for the first time and they have qualified to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria.[4] The nation yet to qualified in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations between 29 April – 19 May.[5][6]
Caps and goals are correct as of 2 May 2023, after the match against Congo.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Adan Osman | 1 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Hiliwa |
| 13 | GK | Abdikadir Ali | 19 May 2006 | 2 | 0 | Badbaadbo |
| 23 | GK | Jabril Ali | 20 March 2007 | 0 | 0 | Dalsan |
| 2 | DF | Abdulle Abdullahi | 3 November 2006 | 2 | 0 | Heegan |
| 3 | DF | Khalid Ahmed Hassan | 9 February 2006 | 2 | 0 | Darul Tarbiyah |
| 4 | DF | Abdulkadir Osman | 10 April 2007 | 2 | 0 | Jazira |
| 5 | DF | Ayub Hassan | 1 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | Jabir |
| 12 | DF | Hassan Adan Barreh | 18 September 2007 | 0 | 0 |  Leicester City |
| 18 | DF | Abdirahman Cama | 1 May 2006 | 2 | 0 | Heegan |
| 6 | MF | Said Mohamed | 5 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | UMA Hospital |
| 99 | MF | Abdalla Omar | 8 July 2006 | 2 | 0 | Gasco |
| 8 | MF | Mahamoud Silva | 7 February 2006 | 2 | 0 | Gasco |
| 14 | MF | Ahmed Hassan Mohamed | 6 March 2007 | 2 | 0 | Banadir |
| 15 | MF | Muhidin Mukhtar | 1 October 2007 | 0 | 0 | Jabir |
| 20 | MF | Idriis Abdiwahab | 25 June 2007 | 2 | 0 |  Uddevalla |
| 9 | FW | Abdirahin Mohamed | 26 June 2006 | 1 | 0 | Gasco |
| 11 | FW | Badri Hussein | 3 August 2006 | 2 | 0 | Woxol |
| 16 | FW | Abdirahan Farah | 10 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | Xamarweyne |
| 17 | FW | Yaasiin Abdirahman | 23 August 2006 | 2 | 0 |  Lyn |
| 21 | FW | Abdiaziiz Abdirahman | 3 March 2006 | 2 | 0 |  Toronto |
