General Manager Mursal Isa Head coach Pelle Fosshaug | Appearances 3 (first in 2014) | |
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Association Somali National Bandy Association | ||
Somalia national bandy team
Somalia national bandy team represents Somalia in the Bandy World Championship. It is controlled by the Somali National Bandy Association, which is a member of the Federation of International Bandy. The squad participated in the 2014 Bandy World Championship in Irkutsk, Russia, the first team from Africa to take part in bandy competitions. They participated in the 2015 and 2016 tournaments as well.
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Background
All selected players, except an ice hockey player living in Canada, are Somalian nationals who live in the Swedish town of Borlänge and play for the local club Borlänge Bandy. The team is coached by former Swedish international Per Fosshaug. Somalia national bandy team is financed by the municipality of Borlänge and Somali Olympic Committee. The project was launched in May 2013 and the team planned already by then to participate in at least two World Championship tournaments. This has been reported in media from around the world.
In the 2014 Bandy World Championships, the Somalia squad played in the Group D of Division B with Germany, Japan, Mongolia, and Ukraine. The tournament was played between 26 January and 2 February. In the first game, they lost to Germany 1–22, and consequently scored their first WCS goal. They subsequently lost all other games, scoring one more goal against Mongolia, and then one more in play-offs against Ukraine.
Current squad
Somalian squad at the 2014 World Championship in Irkutsk, Russia, 26 January – 2 February 2014.
