The Somalia national basketball team is the national basketball team of
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
. It is a member of the
International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and is governed by the ''Somali Basketball Federation''.
Administration
As of April 2014, Nur Mohamed Abdullahi serves as the president of the Somalia Basketball Federation. Sadak Abdulkadir is the Secretary General.
The captain of the team is Yusuf Qaafow.
History
The Somalia Basketball Federation became affiliated with FIBA in 1960.
It is part of the executive board of the Arab Basketball Confederation.
Although the national basketball squad has yet to pass the qualification stages of the
FIBA World Championship, it won a bronze medal at the
1981 FIBA Africa Championship, when Somalia hosted the tournament. The team also participates in the
basketball event at the
Pan Arab Games
The Arab Games ( ar, ุงูุฃูุนุงุจ ุงูุนุฑุจูุฉ), also called the Pan Arab Games, are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world. They are organized by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees. The first Game ...
.
Roster
Competitive record
AfroBasket
Somalia has played in five AfroBasket tournaments, with its best result being the bronze medal in 1981 when the country hosted the tournament. Since 1985, Somalia has been absent from the tournament, although it has played in all qualifying rounds since 2015.
African Games
*1965-1978 : ''Did not qualify''
*1987 : ?
*1991-2015 : ''Did not qualify''
*2019 : ''To be determined''
Islamic Solidarity Games
*2005 : 17th
*2013 : ''Did not participate''
Past rosters
Team for
AfroBasket 2013 qualification
Team for
AfroBasket 2015 qualification
See also
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Sports in Somalia
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Somalia national under-19 basketball team
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
*
Somalia women's national basketball team
The Somalia women's national basketball team represents Somalia in international competitions. It is administered by the Somali Basketball Federation.
History
In 2006, the Somali Islamic Courts Union (ICU) which briefly ruled Somalia imposed a b ...
References
External links
Somali Basketball FederationPresentation at FIBA WebsiteFIBA Africa โ Somalia Men National TeamSomali National Basketball Teamโ Presentation on Facebook
Videos
Zone V Hoops Tourney: Uganda Silverbacks bounce back to defeat Somalia 85-74Youtube.com video
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Basketball in Somalia
Basketball teams in Somalia
Men's national basketball teams
Basketball
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1960 establishments in Somalia