Barawa football team

Barawa

Confederation	ConIFA World Unity Football Alliance
Head coach	Abdikarim Farah
Captain	Omar Sufi
Most caps	Omar Sufi (18)
Top scorer	Kingsley 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
Appearances	1 (first in 2018 )
Best result	8th, 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
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

  Win  Draw  Loss

2016

Barawa   v   Tamil Eelam

25 August 2016World 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 2016World 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 2016World 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 2018Friendly	Hashtag United F.C.	0–0	Barawa	London, England
				Stadium: White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre

Barawa   v   Chagos Islands

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

Barawa   v   Yorkshire

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

Surrey   v   Barawa

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

Barawa   v   Tamil Eelam

31 May 20182018 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 20182018 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 20182018 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 20182018 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 20182018 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 20182018 ConIFA World Football Cup	Barawa	0–7	Western Armenia	London, England
				Stadium: Coles Park, Haringey

2019

Barawa   v Ealing Town FC

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

Kernow   v   Barawa

25 May 2019Friendly	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

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	1 GK	Calvin King	(1993-06-18)18 June 1993 (aged 24)	6	0	Unattached
22	1 GK	Hafed Al Droubi	(1995-03-30)30 March 1995 (aged 23)	2	0	Chesham United
5	2 DF	Ayuub Ali	(1997-01-06)6 January 1997 (aged 21)	10	0	Brimsdown
4	2 DF	Zakaria Bachi	(1999-03-24)24 March 1999 (aged 19)	9	0	Kensington Borough
2	2 DF	Courtney Austin	(1997-11-11)11 November 1997 (aged 20)	8	0	Southall
18	2 DF	Said Tahir	(1998-06-02)2 June 1998 (aged 20)	8	0	Unattached
3	2 DF	Tarik Kwon	(1999-09-01)1 September 1999 (aged 18)	3	0	Unattached
6	3 MF	Omar Sufi (captain)	(1993-06-16)16 June 1993 (aged 24)	18	0	Unattached
10	3 MF	Ridwan Hussein	(1998-01-06)6 January 1998 (aged 20)	12	3	Hadley
17	3 MF	Shaquille Ismail	(1999-11-19)19 November 1999 (aged 18)	11	3	Boreham Wood
15	3 MF	Gianni Crichlow	(1998-05-06)6 May 1998 (aged 20)	5	1	Hendon
20	3 MF	Aryan Tajbakhsh	(1990-10-27)27 October 1990 (aged 27)	5	1	Maidstone United
7	3 MF	Shaun Lucien	(1992-03-11)11 March 1992 (aged 26)	4	2	Hendon
12	3 MF	Frank Keita	(1998-07-15)15 July 1998 (aged 19)	4	0	Harrow Borough
13	3 MF	Walid Mahamud Hirsi	(1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 37)	4	0	Kensington Borough
8	3 MF	Solomon Sambou	(1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 22)	3	1	St Albans City
16	3 MF	Wadah Ahmidi	(1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 34)	3	0	Retired
23	3 MF	Mohamed Arale	(2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 (age 25)	2	0	Hanworth Villa
14	4 FW	Jeylani Sufi	(1987-05-07) 7 May 1987 (age 38)	13	6	London Rangers
21	4 FW	Dahir Ali	(2000-09-12) 12 September 2000 (age 24)	12	6	Unattached
9	4 FW	Simon Noel	(1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 (age 40)	7	1	Unattached
19	4 FW	Mohamed Bettamer	(1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 32)	4	2	Barnet
24	4 FW	Abulfat Aliyev	(1979-01-03)3 January 1979 (aged 39)	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 27)	0	0	Dortmund Youth	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE
DF	Mahad Mohamed	(1994-08-13) 13 August 1994 (age 31)	8	2	Unattached	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup WD
DF	Ahmed Alhad	(1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 27)	3	0	Braintree Town	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE
DF	Abdi Karim Shidane	(1990-04-11) 11 April 1990 (age 35)	3	0	Unattached	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE
DF	Kamaron Ali	(1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 30)	2	0	Unattached	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE
DF	Abdulkadir Abubakar	(1997-11-26) 26 November 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Dortmund Youth	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE
DF	Abdulahi Alwashani	(1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 30)	0	0	Jeddah Stars	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE
DF	Abdulrahman Alwashani	(1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Jeddah Stars	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE
MF	Luca Dawrika	(1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 31)	3	4	Unattached	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup WD
MF	Jesse Debrah	(2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 25)	1	0	Millwall	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup WD
MF	Mohammad Mahamud	(1999-02-21) 21 February 1999 (age 26)	7	2	Cockfosters	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE
MF	Jeylani Muktar	(1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 36)	0	0	Dortmund Youth	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE
FW	Kingsley Eshun	(1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 26)	9	8	Queens Park Rangers	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup WD
FW	Ody Alfa	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 26)	1	0	Queens Park Rangers	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup WD
FW	Vadim Agaragimov	(1996-03-10)10 March 1996 (aged 22)	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		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.

External links

• Barawa Football Association ^{[ usurped ]}