Somalia’s team enters residential camp ahead of 2023 TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

_{The national U-17 team of Somalia has entered residential camp ahead of the 2023 TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).}

_{Under the watchful eyes of coach Nur Mohamed Amin, the team entered camp at the National Technical Centre in Mogadishu on Thursday to prepare for the competition that will take place April 29th to May 19th, 2023 in Algeria.}

_{Awil Ismail Mohamed, the Somali Football Federation (SFF) technical director said the team has been undergoing non residential training for over two months now. He said the residential camping will help the technical staff and the players get the opportunity to engage in more training sessions.}

_{The SFF Second Vice President, Abdirashid Abdulle who addressed the team before entering camp called on the Somali business community to come in and support the team.}

_{Ahmed Farah Taqal, the SFF First Vice President said the team will also have some international friendly matches before traveling to Algeria for the U-17 AFCON. He made it clear that the team will also travel and camp in Ethiopia for some days.}

_{Somalia made history by stopping South Sudan 2-1 to lift the Zonal CECAFA U-17 Championship held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.}

_{The Somalia team has now been placed in Group A of the U-17 AFCON together with hosts Algeria, Senegal and Congo Brazzaville. CECAFA’s second representatives South Sudan are in Group C together with defending champions Cameroon, Mali and Burkina Faso.}

_{The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru as the CAF representatives.}