Somalia national football team
national association football team
Somalia national football team is the national football team of Somalia. They have never qualified for the World Cup or the African Cup of Nations.
| Nickname(s) | Ocean Stars | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Somali Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA (Central & East Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Bashir Hayford[1][2] | ||
| Home stadium | Mogadishu Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SOM | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 204  1 (22 December 2022)[3] | ||
| Highest | 158 (April–June 1995) | ||
| Lowest | 207 (April–May 2018) | ||
| First international | |||
| 1951[4] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Somalia 5–2 Mauritania  (Morocco; August 7, 1985) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 North Korea 14–0 Somalia (Indonesia; November 12, 1963) | |||
References
change- ↑ admin (2019-03-13). "Bashiru Hayford appointed as National Head Coach of Somalia". The Spot Of Latest Trending News And Leaks. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ↑ "Ghana's Bashir Hayford confirmed as Somalia coach". BBC Sport. 25 March 2019.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Hassan, Mohammed Sheik (2008). History of Somali football (1938–2007). Scansom. p. 20. ISBN 9789185945986. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
