Barawa
Shirt badge/Association crest
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

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]

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] The 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup, hosted by the Barawa FA, was held in England.

World Cup record

Year Position P W D L F A
ConIFA World Football Cup
Sápmi 2014 did not enter
Abkhazia 2016 did not qualify
Barawa 2018 8th 6 2 0 4 7 22
Total Best: 8th 6 2 0 4 7 22

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. England 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 England Ealing Town FC London, England
Stadium: Park Club, Ealing
25 May 2019 Friendly Kernow  5–0  Barawa Bodmin, England
Stadium: Priory Park

2021

16 May 2021 WUFA World Series Semi-Final Barawa  3-1 Morocco Maghreb Guildford, Surrey
15:00 BST Stadium: Merrist Wood College
23 May 2021 WUFA World Series: Final Chagos Islands  2–2
(5-4 p)		  Barawa Guildford, Surrey
TBC BST Stadium: Merrist Wood College

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: Barawa 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 28) 2 0 England Chesham United
5 2DF Ayuub Ali (1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 27) 10 0 England Brimsdown
4 2DF Zakaria Bachi (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 24) 9 0 England Kensington Borough
2 2DF Courtney Austin (1997-11-11) 11 November 1997 (age 26) 8 0 England 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 England Hadley
17 3MF Shaquille Ismail (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 24) 11 3 England Boreham Wood
15 3MF Gianni Crichlow (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 25) 5 1 England Hendon
20 3MF Aryan Tajbakhsh (1990-10-27) 27 October 1990 (age 33) 5 1 England Maidstone United
7 3MF Shaun Lucien (1992-03-11) 11 March 1992 (age 31) 4 2 England Hendon
12 3MF Frank Keita (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 25) 4 0 England Harrow Borough
13 3MF Walid Mahamud Hirsi (1981-01-02) 2 January 1981 (age 43) 4 0 England Kensington Borough
8 3MF Solomon Sambou (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 28) 3 1 England 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 23) 2 0 England Hanworth Villa
14 4FW Jeylani Sufi (1987-05-07) 7 May 1987 (age 36) 13 6 England 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 30) 4 2 England Barnet
24 4FW Abulfat Aliyev (1979-01-03) 3 January 1979 (age 45) 0 0 Azerbaijan 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 Kenya 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 England Braintree Town 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF Abdi Karim Shidane (1990-04-11) 11 April 1990 (age 33) 3 0 Unattached 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF Kamaron Ali (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 28) 2 0 Unattached 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF Abdulkadir Abubakar (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 26) 0 0 Kenya Dortmund Youth 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF Abdulahi Alwashani (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Saudi Arabia Jeddah Stars 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
DF Abdulrahman Alwashani (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 (age 25) 0 0 Saudi Arabia 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 23) 1 0 England Millwall 2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD
MF Mohammad Mahamud (1999-02-21) 21 February 1999 (age 24) 7 2 England Cockfosters 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
MF Jeylani Muktar (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Kenya Dortmund Youth 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE
FW Kingsley Eshun (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 24) 9 8 England Queens Park Rangers 2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD
FW Ody Alfa (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 24) 1 0 England Queens Park Rangers 2018 ConIFA World Football CupWD
FW Vadim Agaragimov (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 27) 0 1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2018 ConIFA World Football CupPRE

Managers

Manager Period Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Somalia Abdikarim Farah 2016–20.. 16 4 2 10 025.0
Totals 16 4 2 10 25

References

  1. ^ "Barawa FA Joins CONIFA". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  2. ^ "Barawa". Archived from the original on 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  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. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  6. ^ "World Football Cup Qualification System". ConIFA. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. 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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