Omar Mohamed Omar ( so, Cumar Maxamed Cumar, ar, عمر محمد عمر) (1970 – 25 December 2008), also known as Anyeelo, was a Somali basketball player and coach. He was coach of the Somali national team from 2007 until his death. A member and coach of the

Somalia national basketball team The Somalia national basketball team is the national basketball team of Somalia. It is a member of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and is governed by the ''Somali Basketball Federation''. Administration As of April 2014, Nur Moha ...

, Omar died in a car crash in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

on 25 December 2008. He was the father to five young children and was married to his Dutch wife.Former Somalia player, coach Mohamed dies in car crash
FIBA.com, 8 January 2009

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