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Barawa football team
The Barawa football team is the team representing the Somali diaspora in England. It is named after Barawa, a port town in Somalia. It hosted the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup.[1][2][3]
| Confederation | ConIFA World Unity Football Alliance |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Abdikarim Farah |
| Captain | Omar Sufi |
| Most caps | Omar Sufi (18) |
| Top scorer | Kingsley Eshun (8) |
| First international | |
| Barawa 0–5 Tamil Eelam (Sutton, England; 25 August 2016) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Barawa 4–0 Tamil Eelam (Bromley, England; 31 May 2018) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Barawa 0–8 Northern Cyprus (Sutton, England; 5 June 2018) | |
| ConIFA World Football Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) |
| Best result | 8th, 2018 |
History edit
The Barawa Football Association was developed in 2015. Using football as a tool, the aim is to highlight Barawanese cultural around the world and actively redevelop football in the southern region of Somalia.[4] Barawa was admitted into ConIFA in June 2016.[5]
In June 2017, at the ConIFA meeting held during the 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup, it was announced that the Barawa Football Association had been selected to act as the host for the 2018 World Football Cup. However, under ConIFA's criteria, the "host" is the ConIFA member that heads the organising committee for the tournament, which does not necessarily mean that it needs to be played in the host's territory.[6] Barawa is located in Somalia, but the Barawa FA represents members of the Somali diaspora in England.[7] The 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup, hosted by the Barawa FA, was held in England.
World Cup record edit
| Year | Position | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConIFA World Football Cup | |||||||
| 2014 | did not enter | ||||||
| 2016 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 2018 | 8th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| Total | Best: 8th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
Fixtures and results edit
Win Draw Loss
2016 edit
| 25 August 2016 World Unity Cup | Barawa | 0–5 | Tamil Eelam | Sutton, London |
| 15:30 GMT | Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 627 Referee: Steve Lynch |
| 26 August 2016 World Unity Cup | Barawa | 2–3 | Chagos Islands | Sutton, London |
| 15:30 GMT | Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 627 Referee: Steve Lynch |
| 28 August 2016 World Unity Cup | Barawa | 3–2 | Tamil Eelam | Sutton, London |
| 15:30 GMT | Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 627 Referee: Steve Lynch |
2018 edit
| 18 February 2018 Friendly | Hashtag United F.C. | 0–0 | Barawa | London, England |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre |
| 8 April 2018 Friendly | Barawa | 4–1 | Chagos Islands | London, England |
| Stadium: Coles Park, Haringey |
| 15 April 2018 Friendly | Barawa | 2–7 | Yorkshire | London, England |
| Stadium: Coles Park, Haringey |
| 6 May 2018 Friendly | Surrey | 3–1 | Barawa | London, England |
| Thomas Sullivan Nutt | Eshun | Stadium: St. Paul's Sports Ground, Rotherhithe |
| 27 May 2018 Friendly | Barawa | 3–3 | Carlton Cole Select XI | London, England |
| Eshun Tajbakhsh Noel | | Stadium: Unknown |
| 31 May 2018 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup | Barawa | 4–0 | Tamil Eelam | London, England |
| Sambou 17' Lucien 30' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Crichlow 43' | Stadium: Hayes Lane, Bromley |
| 2 June 2018 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup | Barawa | 1–2 | Cascadia | London, England |
| Bettamer 9' | Doughty 35' Morales 45+1' | Stadium: Colston Avenue, Carshalton |
| 3 June 2018 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup | Barawa | 2–0 | Ellan Vannin | London, England |
| Bettamer 40' Ismail 56' | Stadium: Coles Park, Haringey |
| 5 June 2018 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup | Barawa | 0–8 | Northern Cyprus | London, England |
| Gök 15', 80' Önet 51' Turan 54', 69' Ali 58' (o.g.) Mehmet 84' Ekingen 88' | Stadium: Gander Green Lane, Sutton |
| 7 June 2018 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup | Barawa | 0–5 | Panjab | London, England |
| K. Singh 8', 65', 72', 90+2' Minhas 46' | Stadium: Gander Green Lane, Sutton |
| 9 June 2018 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup | Barawa | 0–7 | Western Armenia | London, England |
| Stadium: Coles Park, Haringey |
2019 edit
| 6 April 2019 Friendly | Barawa | 2–7 | Ealing Town FC | London, England |
| Stadium: Park Club, Ealing |
2021 edit
Squad edit
The following players were called up to the final 23 man squad for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup. Caps and goals up to date as of 4 June 2018 after the game against Northern Cyprus.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Calvin King | 18 June 1993 | 6 | 0 | Unattached |
| 22 | GK | Hafed Al Droubi | 30 March 1995 | 2 | 0 | Chesham United |
| 5 | DF | Ayuub Ali | 6 January 1997 | 10 | 0 | Brimsdown |
| 4 | DF | Zakaria Bachi | 24 March 1999 | 9 | 0 | Kensington Borough |
| 2 | DF | Courtney Austin | 11 November 1997 | 8 | 0 | Southall |
| 18 | DF | Said Tahir | 2 June 1998 | 8 | 0 | Unattached |
| 3 | DF | Tarik Kwon | 1 September 1999 | 3 | 0 | Unattached |
| 6 | MF | Omar Sufi (captain) | 16 June 1993 | 18 | 0 | Unattached |
| 10 | MF | Ridwan Hussein | 6 January 1998 | 12 | 3 | Hadley |
| 17 | MF | Shaquille Ismail | 19 November 1999 | 11 | 3 | Boreham Wood |
| 15 | MF | Gianni Crichlow | 6 May 1998 | 5 | 1 | Hendon |
| 20 | MF | Aryan Tajbakhsh | 27 October 1990 | 5 | 1 | Maidstone United |
| 7 | MF | Shaun Lucien | 11 March 1992 | 4 | 2 | Hendon |
| 12 | MF | Frank Keita | 15 July 1998 | 4 | 0 | Harrow Borough |
| 13 | MF | Walid Mahamud Hirsi | 2 January 1981 | 4 | 0 | Kensington Borough |
| 8 | MF | Solomon Sambou | 12 December 1995 | 3 | 1 | St Albans City |
| 16 | MF | Wadah Ahmidi | 6 July 1991 | 3 | 0 | Retired |
| 23 | MF | Mohamed Arale | 10 March 2000 | 2 | 0 | Hanworth Villa |
| 14 | FW | Jeylani Sufi | 7 May 1987 | 13 | 6 | London Rangers |
| 21 | FW | Dahir Ali | 12 September 2000 | 12 | 6 | Unattached |
| 9 | FW | Simon Noel | 2 October 1984 | 7 | 1 | Unattached |
| 19 | FW | Mohamed Bettamer | 1 April 1993 | 4 | 2 | Barnet |
| 24 | FW | Abulfat Aliyev | 3 January 1979 | 0 | 0 | Bakili |
Recent callups edit
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mohamed Sufi | 14 October 1997 | 0 | 0 | Dortmund Youth | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE |
| DF | Mahad Mohamed | 13 August 1994 | 8 | 2 | Unattached | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD |
| DF | Ahmed Alhad | 26 November 1997 | 3 | 0 | Braintree Town | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE |
| DF | Abdi Karim Shidane | 11 April 1990 | 3 | 0 | Unattached | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE |
| DF | Kamaron Ali | 20 February 1995 | 2 | 0 | Unattached | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE |
| DF | Abdulkadir Abubakar | 26 November 1997 | 0 | 0 | Dortmund Youth | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE |
| DF | Abdulahi Alwashani | 21 April 1995 | 0 | 0 | Jeddah Stars | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE |
| DF | Abdulrahman Alwashani | 12 November 1998 | 0 | 0 | Jeddah Stars | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE |
| MF | Luca Dawrika | 7 July 1994 | 3 | 4 | Unattached | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD |
| MF | Jesse Debrah | 1 May 2000 | 1 | 0 | Millwall | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD |
| MF | Mohammad Mahamud | 21 February 1999 | 7 | 2 | Cockfosters | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE |
| MF | Jeylani Muktar | 30 January 1989 | 0 | 0 | Dortmund Youth | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE |
| FW | Kingsley Eshun | 7 May 1999 | 9 | 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD |
| FW | Ody Alfa | 9 March 1999 | 1 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD |
| FW | Vadim Agaragimov | 10 March 1996 | 0 | 1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE |
Managers edit
References edit
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