Somalia national under-23 football team
{{Short description|National youth association football team}}
{{Infobox national football team
| Name = Somalia U23
| Flag =
| Badge = Flag of Somalia.svg
| Badge_size = 190px
| Nickname = The Star of the Ocean
| Association = Somali Football Federation (SFF)
| Confederation = CAF (Africa)
| Coach = Mababazi
| Captain = Unknown
| Most caps = Unknown
| Top scorer = Abdullahi Omar Egal (39)
| Home Stadium = Mogadishu Stadium
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| pattern_la2 = _Somalia16a
| pattern_b2 = _Somalia16a
| pattern_ra2 = _Somalia16a
| pattern_sh2 = _Somalia16a
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The Somalia national u23 football team nicknamed The pirates of the oceans ({{langx|ar|نجوم المحيط}}), represents Somalia in men's international u23 football. It is controlled by the Somali Football Federation (SFF), and is a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).
History
The Somali Youth League (SYL), the nation's first political party, had put together a team of local youth to play against the Italian expatriate teams. This was seen as the first Somali youth team. To this day, most Somalis see the Somali Youth League (SYL) as the main source of Somali youth footballers. Somalia's national u23 football team is relatively new and they have only played 1 match (against Rwanda u23 for u23 CAF 2017) in which the coach, Mbabazi stated the team was "too weak for Rwanda U23."{{cite web|last1=Okinyo|first1=Collins|url=http://www.soka25east.com/somalia-u23-coach-mbabazi-admits-team-too-weak-for-rwanda-u23/|title=Somalia U23 Coach Mbabazi admits team too weak for Rwanda U23|website=soka25east.com|date=24 April 2015|accessdate=9 May 2024}}
Current squad
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{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Hassan Abdinur Gesey|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Abdinasir Yusuf|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Hamsa Mohamed Mukhtar|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Bile Muhudin Burale|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Mohamed Salah Hussein|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Salahudiin Mohamed Nuh|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Ahmed Mohamed Hussein|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Mustaf Khalib Hussein|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Abas Amin Mohamed|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Hassan Hussein Mohamed|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Hassan Ibrahim Ali|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Mahad Muhudin Haji|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Hassan Farid Hassan|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Mohamed Ali Ibrahim|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Osman Yusuf Hajow|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Abukar Abdikarim Nur|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Ali Hassan Babay|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Abdifatah Abdi Osman|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Abdulahi Nur Ali|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
{{nat fs player|no=|pos=Unknown|name=Abdulahi Abdirahman Jama|age={{>23}}|caps=|club=Unknown|clubnat=Somalia}}
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Managerial history
References
{{reflist}}
{{Football in Somalia}}
{{National sports teams of Somalia}}
{{CAF under-23 teams}}
Category:African national under-23 association football teams