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- ↑ "Somalia National Football team, Ocean Stars, prepares for World Cup Qualifiers". UNSOA. 3 September 2015.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Hassan Ali Roble". national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Somalia's rocky road to a World Cup dream". Al Jazeera.
- ↑ Hasan Babay oo gool dhaliyay, guulna ku hogaamiyay kooxdii
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