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 Mohamed Abdullahi serves as the president of the Somalia Basketball Federation. Sadak Abdulkadir is the Secretary General. The captain of the team is Yusu 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.
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. AfroBasket recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition– 1962Did not enter 1964 1965 1968 1970Preliminary round7th303 1972Did not qualify 1974Preliminary round10th606 1975Did not qualify 1978 1980Preliminary round9th633 1981Third place3rd651 1983Preliminary round8th514 1985Did not qualify 1987 1989 1992 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009Did not enter 2011 20134222013 20154042015 20173032017 20215232021 2025Did'not enter2025Total5/312691716412–
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 Sports in Somalia Somalia national under-19 basketball team Somalia women's national basketball team
References
External links Somali Basketball Federation Presentation at FIBA Website Somalia Basketball Records at FIBA Archive FIBA Africa – Somalia Men National Team Somali National Basketball Team – Presentation on Facebook
Videos Zone V Hoops Tourney: Uganda Silverbacks bounce back to defeat Somalia 85-74 Youtube.com video