Barawa football team

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.

  Win  Draw  Loss

2016

Barawa  v  Tamil Eelam

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

Barawa  v  Chagos Islands

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

Barawa  v  Tamil Eelam

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

Hashtag United F.C. v  Barawa

18 February 2018 Friendly	Hashtag United F.C.	0–0	Barawa	London, England
				Stadium: White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre

Barawa  v  Chagos Islands

8 April 2018 Friendly	Barawa	4–1	Chagos Islands	London, England
				Stadium: Coles Park, Haringey

Barawa  v  Yorkshire

15 April 2018 Friendly	Barawa	2–7	Yorkshire	London, England
				Stadium: Coles Park, Haringey

Surrey  v  Barawa

6 May 2018 Friendly	Surrey	3–1	Barawa	London, England
	Thomas Sullivan Nutt		Eshun	Stadium: St. Paul's Sports Ground, Rotherhithe

Barawa  v Carlton Cole Select XI

27 May 2018 Friendly	Barawa	3–3	Carlton Cole Select XI	London, England
	Eshun Tajbakhsh Noel			Stadium: Unknown

Barawa  v  Tamil Eelam

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

Barawa  v  Cascadia

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

Barawa  v  Ellan Vannin

3 June 2018 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup	Barawa	2–0	Ellan Vannin	London, England
	Bettamer 40' Ismail 56'			Stadium: Coles Park, Haringey

Barawa  v  Northern Cyprus

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

Barawa  v  Panjab

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

Barawa  v  Western Armenia

9 June 2018 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup	Barawa	0–7	Western Armenia	London, England
				Stadium: Coles Park, Haringey

2019

Barawa  v Ealing Town FC

6 April 2019 Friendly	Barawa	2–7	Ealing Town FC	London, England
				Stadium: Park Club, Ealing

Kernow  v  Barawa

25 May 2019 Friendly	Kernow	5–0	Barawa	Bodmin, England
				Stadium: Priory Park

2021

Barawa  v Maghreb

16 May 2021 WUFA World Series Semi-Final	Barawa	3–1	Maghreb	Guildford, Surrey
15:00 BST				Stadium: Merrist Wood College

Chagos Islands  v  Barawa

23 May 2021 WUFA World Series: Final	Chagos Islands	2–2 (5–4 p)	Barawa	Guildford, Surrey
TBC BST				Stadium: Merrist Wood College

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 (age 30)	6	0	Unattached
22	1GK	Hafed Al Droubi	(1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Chesham United
5	2DF	Ayuub Ali	(1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 27)	10	0	Brimsdown
4	2DF	Zakaria Bachi	(1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25)	9	0	Kensington Borough
2	2DF	Courtney Austin	(1997-11-11) 11 November 1997 (age 26)	8	0	Southall
18	2DF	Said Tahir	(1998-06-02) 2 June 1998 (age 25)	8	0	Unattached
3	2DF	Tarik Kwon	(1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 24)	3	0	Unattached
6	3MF	Omar Sufi (captain)	(1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 30)	18	0	Unattached
10	3MF	Ridwan Hussein	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26)	12	3	Hadley
17	3MF	Shaquille Ismail	(1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 24)	11	3	Boreham Wood
15	3MF	Gianni Crichlow	(1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 26)	5	1	Hendon
20	3MF	Aryan Tajbakhsh	(1990-10-27) 27 October 1990 (age 33)	5	1	Maidstone United
7	3MF	Shaun Lucien	(1992-03-11) 11 March 1992 (age 32)	4	2	Hendon
12	3MF	Frank Keita	(1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 25)	4	0	Harrow Borough
13	3MF	Walid Mahamud Hirsi	(1981-01-02) 2 January 1981 (age 43)	4	0	Kensington Borough
8	3MF	Solomon Sambou	(1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 28)	3	1	St Albans City
16	3MF	Wadah Ahmidi	(1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 32)	3	0	Retired
23	3MF	Mohamed Arale	(2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Hanworth Villa
14	4FW	Jeylani Sufi	(1987-05-07) 7 May 1987 (age 37)	13	6	London Rangers
21	4FW	Dahir Ali	(2000-09-12) 12 September 2000 (age 23)	12	6	Unattached
9	4FW	Simon Noel	(1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 (age 39)	7	1	Unattached
19	4FW	Mohamed Bettamer	(1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 31)	4	2	Barnet
24	4FW	Abulfat Aliyev	(1979-01-03) 3 January 1979 (age 45)	0	0	Bakili

Recent callups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Mohamed Sufi	(1997-10-14) 14 October 1997 (age 26)	0	0	Dortmund Youth	2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF	Mahad Mohamed	(1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 29)	8	2	Unattached	2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD
DF	Ahmed Alhad	(1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 26)	3	0	Braintree Town	2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF	Abdi Karim Shidane	(1990-04-11) 11 April 1990 (age 34)	3	0	Unattached	2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF	Kamaron Ali	(1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Unattached	2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF	Abdulkadir Abubakar	(1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 26)	0	0	Dortmund Youth	2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF	Abdulahi Alwashani	(1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Jeddah Stars	2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF	Abdulrahman Alwashani	(1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Jeddah Stars	2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
MF	Luca Dawrika	(1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 29)	3	4	Unattached	2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD
MF	Jesse Debrah	(2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Millwall	2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD
MF	Mohammad Mahamud	(1999-02-21) 21 February 1999 (age 25)	7	2	Cockfosters	2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
MF	Jeylani Muktar	(1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 35)	0	0	Dortmund Youth	2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
FW	Kingsley Eshun	(1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 25)	9	8	Queens Park Rangers	2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD
FW	Ody Alfa	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Queens Park Rangers	2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD
FW	Vadim Agaragimov	(1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28)	0	1	Zenit Saint Petersburg	2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE

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