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- ↑ "Ibrahim Abdi Mohamed". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ↑ "Gaadiidka: Cautions 15/11/2013". Somali Football Federation. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ↑ "Somalia vs. Uganda". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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