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]

Barawa
ConfederationConIFA
World Unity Football Alliance
Head coachAbdikarim Farah
CaptainOmar Sufi
Most capsOmar Sufi (18)
Top scorerKingsley Eshun (8)
First colours
Second colours
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
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best result8th, 2018

History

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]

World Cup record
YearPositionPWDLFA
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014Did not enter
2016Did not qualify
20188th6204722
TotalBest: 8th6204722

Fixtures and Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2016
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
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
6 April 2019 Friendly Barawa  2–7 Ealing Town FC London, England
Stadium: Park Club, Ealing
25 May 2019 Friendly Kernow  5–0  Barawa Bodmin, England
Stadium: Priory Park

Squad

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.

Head Coach: Abdikarim Farah

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Calvin King (1993-06-18) 18 June 1993 6 0 Unattached
22 1GK Hafed Al Droubi (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 2 0 Chesham United
5 2DF Ayuub Ali (1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 10 0 Brimsdown
4 2DF Zakaria Bachi (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 9 0 Kensington Borough
2 2DF Courtney Austin (1997-11-11) 11 November 1997 8 0 Southall
18 2DF Said Tahir (1998-06-02) 2 June 1998 8 0 Unattached
3 2DF Tarik Kwon (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 3 0 Unattached
6 3MF Omar Sufi (captain) (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 18 0 Unattached
10 3MF Ridwan Hussein (1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 12 3 Hadley
17 3MF Shaquille Ismail (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 11 3 Boreham Wood
15 3MF Gianni Crichlow (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 5 1 Hendon
20 3MF Aryan Tajbakhsh (1990-10-27) 27 October 1990 5 1 Maidstone United
7 3MF Shaun Lucien (1992-03-11) 11 March 1992 4 2 Hendon
12 3MF Frank Keita (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 4 0 Harrow Borough
13 3MF Walid Mahamud Hirsi 4 0 Kensington Borough
8 3MF Solomon Sambou (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 3 1 St Albans City
16 3MF Wadah Ahmidi (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 3 0 Retired
23 3MF Mohamed Arale (2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 2 0 Hanworth Villa
14 4FW Jeylani Sufi (1987-05-07) 7 May 1987 13 6 London Rangers
21 4FW Dahir Ali (2000-09-12) 12 September 2000 12 6 Unattached
9 4FW Simon Noel (1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 7 1 Unattached
19 4FW Mohamed Bettamer (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 4 2 Barnet

Recent callups
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mohamed Sufi (1997-10-14) 14 October 1997 0 0 Dortmund Youth 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF Mahad Mohamed (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 8 2 Unattached 2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD
DF Ahmed Alhad (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 3 0 Braintree Town 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF Abdi Karim Shidane (1990-04-11) 11 April 1990 3 0 Unattached 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF Kamaron Ali (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 2 0 Unattached 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF Abdulkadir Abubakar (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 0 0 Dortmund Youth 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF Abdulahi Alwashani (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 0 0 Jeddah Stars 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF Abdulrahman Alwashani (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 0 0 Jeddah Stars 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
MF Luca Dawrika (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 3 4 Unattached 2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD
MF Jesse Debrah (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 1 0 Millwall 2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD
MF Mohammad Mahamud (1999-02-21) 21 February 1999 7 2 Cockfosters 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
MF Jeylani Muktar (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 0 0 Dortmund Youth 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
FW Kingsley Eshun (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 9 8 Queens Park Rangers 2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD
FW Odysseus Alfa (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 1 0 Queens Park Rangers 2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD

Managers
Manager Period Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Abdikarim Farah 2016-20.. 16 4 2 10 025.0
Totals16421025

References
  1. "Barawa FA Joins CONIFA".
  2. "Barawa".
  3. "Security Check Required". www.facebook.com.
  4. "About". Barawa Football Association. Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  5. "About". ConIFA. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  6. "World Football Cup Qualification System". ConIFA. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  7. "About". Barawa Football Association. Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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