Horseed FC

Horseed FC is a Somali football club based in Mogadishu, Somalia. It was founded in 1971 by Lt. Col Mohamed Ahmed Alim, who started the Somali Armed Forces Sports Directorate recruiting from the ranks of the Army. It is a seven time champion of the Somalia League. A team of Somali Armed Forces, Horseed SC was among the most formidable and recognized football clubs in the country. After the civil war broke out, it discontinued operations, but has been revived in 2013 by Gen Dahir Aden Elmi Commander of the Somalia Armed Forces. Gen Elmi revived all the different teams of Horseed Sports Club with emphasis on the Football Team which again began to compete in the Somalia Serie A league. In 2017, Col Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, was appointed as its chairman, and since then the club has seen positive changes and developments which have catapulted the club to regain its former glory.

Horseed SC
Full nameHorseed Football Club, "Horseed Sports Club"
Nickname(s)Cawo iyo Maalin, (Day and Night)
GroundBanadir Stadium, Somalia
Capacity15,000
ChairmanCol Ahmed Mohamed Hassan
CoachAbdihakin Mohamed Moalin Ahmed
LeagueSomali First Division
20211st

CECAFA Club Cup

Horseed were the first Somalia League team to reach the CECAFA Club Cup final.[1] In 1977, they were runners up to Luo Union of Kenya, losing 2–1.[2] In the following seasons, they reached the semi-finals of the competition twice, narrowly losing out in the finals to Simba SC of Tanzania in 1978, and Abaluhya FC of Kenya in 1979. The matches were held in Somalia.[3] Abulahuya FC went on to win the Cup.

Achievements
1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2021.
1972, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1987, 2015, 2019, 2020.
2015.
Runner-up – 1977

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Somalia SOM Suleyman Madey Ali
— GK Somalia SOM Hassan Abdullahi Karaama
— GK Somalia SOM Muhammad Osman Jama Ali
— DF Somalia SOM Ali Adde Ahmed
— DF Somalia SOM Mohamud Ali Ibrahim
— DF Somalia SOM Mohamed AbdiRahim Ali
— DF Somalia SOM Omar Shariff Kale
— DF Somalia SOM Mahad Nur Farah Samatar
— DF Somalia SOM Ismail AbdulKadir Ahmed
— DF Somalia SOM Nur Ali Hassan
— DF Somalia SOM Hassan Hussein Ahmed
— MF Somalia SOM Ibrahim Abdi Mohamed
— MF Somalia SOM Hanad Mohamed Ibrahim
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Somalia SOM Nuune Hashim Ahmed
— MF Somalia SOM Hassan AbdiNur Geesey
— MF Somalia SOM AbdiKarim Abdalla Mohamed
— MF Somalia SOM Ahmed Hassan Mohamed
— MF Somalia SOM Naef Mohamed Hamid
— FW Somalia SOM Farhan Mohamed Ahmed
— FW Somalia SOM Abdullahi Ali Bile
— FW Somalia SOM Adani Barre Isse
— FW Somalia SOM Brian Mugisha
— FW Somalia SOM Bernard Tangui Nankan Montheu
— FW Somalia SOM Mahad Mohamed AbdiKadir
— FW Somalia SOM Nur Omar Haydar
— FW Somalia SOM Jude Otieno Onyango
— FW Somalia SOM Ahmed Mohamed Yusuf

References
  1. CECAFA Archived 2009-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Cecafa Kagame Inter Club". Archived from the original on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  3. CECAFA Club Championship


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