Mogadishu City Club

Mogadishu City Club (Arabic: نادي مدينة مقديشو) is a professional football club based in Mogadishu, Somalia. They play at Mogadishu Stadium, it is one of the most successful football clubs in the country. The club plays with Elman FC in the Mogadishu Derby. Formerly known as Banadir Sports Club, in 2019, the club was renamed to Mogadishu City Club.[1] In 2019, Mohamed Mistri Lamjed is named the new manager of Mogadishu City Club.[2]

Mogadishu City Club
Full nameMogadishu City Club
Nickname(s)"Minishiibiyo"
Founded1963 (1963)
GroundMogadishu Stadium
Capacity60,000
ChairmanAbuukar Husein Mohammed
ManagerMohamed Mistiri Lamjed
LeagueSomalia Premier League
2019–20Somalia Premier League, 1st
WebsiteClub website

History

Early years (1963–1990)

Mogadishu City Club, abbreviated as MCC, is a Somalia multi-Sports club present in the Capital City of Somalia MCC. Established in 1963-58 Years Ago, the Club which was nicknamed by Municipio Club, created by the highly motivated young sports players composed of boys and girls playing all types of Sports, by the Support of the Mayor of Mogadishu Capital City in 1963, The Mayor of Mogadishu Capital City Council in 1963 give a title that was named Mogadishu Club, The club consisted 9 of Sports teams: Football team, Basketball team, Handball team, Table tennis team, tennis team, Volleyball team, Swimming Team, Athletic team, Cycle team.

After Civil War (1991–2018)

Following the start of the civil war in early 1991, the stadium of Mogadishu Club was kept save and used by the Youth club known as Banaadir Sports Club which they have been established Group of youth who were neighborhoods of the Club Stadium & Club Camp, this title has been changed By Mogadishu City Club, abbreviated as MCC, which is going to present by Mogadishu Capital city of Somalia the Club name was re-established after 30 years by the Mayor of Mogadishu Capital City Mr. Abdurrahman Omar Osman Eng. Yariisow, by the Support of the neighborhoods where among the youth who kept the property of the club safe for 30 years.

Squad 2021–22

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Somalia SOM Said Aweys Ali
12 GK Libya LBY Hussein Ali Hassan
13 GK Somalia SOM Abdirahman Mahdi Isse
2 DF Somalia SOM Abdiwali Abdirahman Mohamed
4 DF Somalia SOM Isse Abdulkadir Ibrahim
5 DF Somalia SOM Ahmed Abdullahi Abdi
14 DF Ghana GHA Issahaque Zakaria
— MF Somalia SOM Abdiaziz Mohamed
— MF Somalia SOM Abdifitah Deqow
— MF Uganda UGA Nicholas Kagaba
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Somalia SOM Kingsley Asogwa
6 MF Somalia SOM Ali Omar Ali
18 MF Uganda UGA Bronson Nsubuga
23 MF Mali MLI Seydouba Camara
— FW Somalia SOM Faysal Hash
— FW Somalia SOM Abdimajid Ibrahim
— FW Uganda UGA Stephen Ategeka
8 FW Somalia SOM Hassan Mohamed Aadan
11 FW Somalia SOM Abdirizak Mohamed
16 FW Somalia SOM Abdullahi Moalim

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head coach Tunisia Mohamed Mistiri Lamjed
Assistant coach Somalia Adil Nur
Assistant coach Somalia Mutaf Shiikh Ali
Team manager Somalia Ajeelow
Kit manager Somalia Liban Ahmed

Last updated: 29 January 2021
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Achievements
2019–2020, 2015–16, 2013–14, 2009–10, 2008-09, 2004–06, 1999, 1989, 1986, 1976
2003, 2012, 2020

References
  1. "Somalia 2019". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. Isabirye, David (2019-07-11). "Mogadishu City Club confirm Tunisian as Mbalangu's replacement". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2019-09-18.


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