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

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.	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	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	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: Abdikarim Farah

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Calvin King	(1993-06-18) 18 June 1993 (age 30)	6	0	Unattached
22	1 GK	Hafed Al Droubi	(1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Chesham United

5	2 DF	Ayuub Ali	(1997-01-06) 6 January 1997 (age 27)	10	0	Brimsdown
4	2 DF	Zakaria Bachi	(1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25)	9	0	Kensington Borough
2	2 DF	Courtney Austin	(1997-11-11) 11 November 1997 (age 26)	8	0	Southall
18	2 DF	Said Tahir	(1998-06-02) 2 June 1998 (age 25)	8	0	Unattached
3	2 DF	Tarik Kwon	(1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 24)	3	0	Unattached

6	3 MF	Omar Sufi (captain)	(1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 30)	18	0	Unattached
10	3 MF	Ridwan Hussein	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 26)	12	3	Hadley
17	3 MF	Shaquille Ismail	(1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 24)	11	3	Boreham Wood
15	3 MF	Gianni Crichlow	(1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 25)	5	1	Hendon
20	3 MF	Aryan Tajbakhsh	(1990-10-27) 27 October 1990 (age 33)	5	1	Maidstone United
7	3 MF	Shaun Lucien	(1992-03-11) 11 March 1992 (age 32)	4	2	Hendon
12	3 MF	Frank Keita	(1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 25)	4	0	Harrow Borough
13	3 MF	Walid Mahamud Hirsi	(1981-01-02) 2 January 1981 (age 43)	4	0	Kensington Borough
8	3 MF	Solomon Sambou	(1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 (age 28)	3	1	St Albans City
16	3 MF	Wadah Ahmidi	(1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 32)	3	0	Retired
23	3 MF	Mohamed Arale	(2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Hanworth Villa

14	4 FW	Jeylani Sufi	(1987-05-07) 7 May 1987 (age 36)	13	6	London Rangers
21	4 FW	Dahir Ali	(2000-09-12) 12 September 2000 (age 23)	12	6	Unattached
9	4 FW	Simon Noel	(1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 (age 39)	7	1	Unattached
19	4 FW	Mohamed Bettamer	(1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 31)	4	2	Barnet
24	4 FW	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 29)	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 29)	3	4	Unattached	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup^WD
MF	Jesse Debrah	(2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 23)	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 24)	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		16	4	2	10	25

References

^ "Barawa FA Joins CONIFA". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
^ "Barawa". Archived from the original on 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
^ "Security Check Required". www.facebook.com.
^ "About". Barawa Football Association. Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
^ "About". ConIFA. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
^ "World Football Cup Qualification System". ConIFA. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
^ "About". Barawa Football Association. Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

External links

Barawa Football Association

[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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v t e Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) members
Africa	Barawa Chagos Islands Darfur Kabylia Matabeleland Somaliland Western Sahara Zanzibar Yoruba
Americas	Cascadia Quebec Mapuche Rapa Nui
Asia	Arameans Suryoye East Turkestan Iraqi Kurdistan Panjab Rohingya Ryūkyū Tamil Eelam Tibet United Koreans of Japan West Papua
Europe	Abkhazia Artsakh Canton Ticino Chameria County of Nice Ellan Vannin Felvidék Franconia Kárpátalja Kernow Monaco Northern Cyprus women Occitania women Padania Parishes of Jersey Raetia Romani people Sápmi women Sardinia Sicily South Ossetia Székely Land Transnistria Two Sicilies Western Armenia Yorkshire
Oceania	Hawaiʻi Kiribati Mariya Tuvalu

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