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Fun fact Kareem AbdulJabar came to Somalia in the 1970s and coached the national team
Somali basketball league 1980s footage
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Fun fact Kareem AbdulJabar came to Somalia in the 1970s and coached the national team
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Never knew this hopefully hoops make a comeback in Somalia with stability we definitely have a lot of potential
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Yep
FIBA Africa Championship 1981 - Wikipedia
The 81-51 them defeating Angola and finished with a 5-1 record as well, only lost 1 by a hair.
A lot of potential.
They also had a competitive women's team. Many of them would go on to become scouted by prestigious American universities.
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When i saw South Sudan giving America a close run for their money recently in the olympics, i couldn't help but imagine that could have been us if that government was still around.
It's always kinda bitter sweet to look back on this.
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With the right government and the right ambassadors the sky’s the limit we have girls like Jamaal pushing basketball culture and camps for the girls in Somalia and as of right now we have multiple D1 NCAA players of Somali descent kids can look up to some already on NBA draft radarsYep , we actually do have a lot potential.
FIBA Africa Championship 1981 - Wikipedia
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The 81-51 them defeating Angola and finished with a 5-1 record as well, only lost 1 by a hair.
They also had a competitive women's team. Many of them would go on to become scouted by prestigious American universities
Donate to Send the Somali Womens Basketball Team to the Arab Games by Su’ad Galow
Dear Friends, To donate Click Here I’m a Somali American born in Sool and raised in Mogadishu. I began playing basketball at the age of 7 and credit the sport with providing me with an education, r…
When i saw South Sudan giving America a close run for their money recently in the olympics, i couldn't help but imagine that could have been us if that government was still around.
It's always kinda bitter sweet to look back on this.
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We really had a good government, you saw what that former women's team captain said in that qoute. When i see people slander the military regime i really cannot fathom it. You are not attacking Siad Barre with your rabid coolad, you are just taken a dump on the achievements and capibilities of Somalis, which are real.
If people can accept that basic premise things were way better back then and that we have the potential for greatness, InshaAllah we can start a revival. A movement that will set things back into the right motion.
In an ideal scenario i would employ both Jamad and Abdi Bile as well in the Sports/Athletics ministry.
It's almost criminal that they haven't hired him. He would be the right fit for the job than those immoral corrupt politicians who would send an obese relative , he has hands on experience, both as a participant and coaching and he deeply cares about the athletes that represent our country, look at how he mourns the death of Samiya
He’s 62 years old now just chilling in MN. Him jama aden and all the diaspora athletes are never going to be able to help kids back home because of this family business tuug culture in Xamar. The head of the athletics federation doesn’t even live in the country
Yeess!! Jama Aden is another one, that could have been a potential hire. It fosters legacy and cultural building. It's pretty standard to hire people with past atheletic and coaching achievements to lead the new generation.
You saw how Loul Deng a former south sudanese NBA player transformed the South Sudan national basketbal team and athletics program.
Another reer Waaqoyi runner made headlines , he self funded himself won silver in the African championship in Ghana, represented Somalia with pride only to be excluded from the olympics.
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He looks like a good looking healthy fella as well, i bet he would be popular if he stood out at the olympics . What a disgrace
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Women’s basketball 80s in xamar
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@berberaboy66 article on the former national team this guled guy might be one of the first Somalis to play college basketball in the states he got recruited in the 80s by southern Oregon from the national team
www.aljazeera.com
From Somalia to south Oregon – how basketball reunites civil war survivors
In 1991, the Somalia national basketball team found themselves in exile. Decades later, they reunite annually.
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How can one even hate on this
@berberaboy66 article on the former national team this guled guy might be one of the first Somalis to play college basketball in the states he got recruited in the 80s by southern Oregon from the national team
From Somalia to south Oregon – how basketball reunites civil war survivors
In 1991, the Somalia national basketball team found themselves in exile. Decades later, they reunite annually.
Interesting Guled was also recruited play in an American College and became an all-star player. The rest of them was left stranded abroad after going to play a 2 week long tournament in 1991.
WTF. This sounds horrific.
I can't help but feel sad for them, their futures and the country they knew was stolen from them , all they are left with are marred memories.
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There whole lives where twisted upside down and they had to start fresh in new environments
I wonder if they can restart the college pipeline for Somali hoopers maybe it can start in Nairobi since it has the infrastructure with the NBA Africa league
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