Mogadishu(Mogadishu24)-The manager of the Somali national football team, Rachid Lousteque, held a press conference on Sunday to announce the list of the selected Somali players ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

These 35 athletes were selected from both within and outside the country based on Rachid Lousteque’s assessment of their performance at club level in recent months.

Read the names of the selected players below:

The manager stated that the Somali national team will travel to Morocco for friendly matches as part of their preparations for the upcoming match against Algeria.

Somalia has been placed in Group G, alongside Algeria, Mozambique, Botswana, Guinea, and Uganda.

In recent years, the level of football in Somalia has seen improvements, with the Somali people celebrating the success of the national team in their recent competitions and their impressive performances.

Somali athletes whether born in Somalia or abroad have become increasingly satisfied with the representation of Somalia.