# 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.

## 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. Barawa was admitted into ConIFA in June 2016.
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. Barawa is located in Somalia, but the Barawa FA represents members of the Somali diaspora in England. 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 ||||||||
| 2014 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | 8th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| Total | Best: 8th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 |

## Fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Loss

### 2021
## 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 (age 31) | 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 26) | 8 | 0 | Unattached |
| 3 | 2DF | Tarik Kwon | (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Unattached |
| 6 | 3MF | Omar Sufi (captain) | (1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 31) | 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 26) | 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 33) | 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 24) | 12 | 6 | Unattached |
| 9 | 4FW | Simon Noel | (1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 (age 40) | 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 Cup$^{PRE}$ |
| DF | Mahad Mohamed | (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 30) | 8 | 2 | Unattached | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup$^{WD}$ |
| DF | Ahmed Alhad | (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 26) | 3 | 0 | Braintree Town | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup$^{PRE}$ |
| DF | Abdi Karim Shidane | (1990-04-11) 11 April 1990 (age 34) | 3 | 0 | Unattached | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup$^{PRE}$ |
| DF | Kamaron Ali | (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29) | 2 | 0 | Unattached | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup$^{PRE}$ |
| DF | Abdulkadir Abubakar | (1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Dortmund Youth | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup$^{PRE}$ |
| DF | Abdulahi Alwashani | (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | Jeddah Stars | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup$^{PRE}$ |
| DF | Abdulrahman Alwashani | (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Jeddah Stars | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup$^{PRE}$ |
| MF | Luca Dawrika | (1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 30) | 3 | 4 | Unattached | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup$^{WD}$ |
| MF | Jesse Debrah | (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | Millwall | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup$^{WD}$ |
| MF | Mohammad Mahamud | (1999-02-21) 21 February 1999 (age 25) | 7 | 2 | Cockfosters | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup$^{PRE}$ |
| MF | Jeylani Muktar | (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 35) | 0 | 0 | Dortmund Youth | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup$^{PRE}$ |
| FW | Kingsley Eshun | (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 25) | 9 | 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup$^{WD}$ |
| FW | Ody Alfa | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup$^{WD}$ |
| FW | Vadim Agaragimov | (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup$^{PRE}$ |

## Managers

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