Mohamed Farah (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah | ||
Date of birth | 15 February 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Beledweyne, Somalia | ||
Date of death | 24 March 2020 | (aged 59)||
Place of death | London, England | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Batroolka | |||
International career | |||
Somalia | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah (15 February 1961 – 24 March 2020) was a Somali footballer.
Career
Born in Beledweyne, Farah began his career in 1976 at schoolboy level, later playing at the regional level before playing club football for Batroolka.[1] He also represented the Somali national team.[2] Farah later worked as an advisor to the Minister of Youth and Sports.[1]
Death
On 24 March 2020, Farah died in a London hospital from COVID-19.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Coronavirus: Former African footballer Mohamed Farah dies due to COVID-19". Times of India. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b "African football legend Mohamed Farah dies from COVID-19 - TV360 Nigeria". Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
Categories:
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- Short description matches Wikidata
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- 1961 births
- 2020 deaths
- Somalian men's footballers
- Somalia men's international footballers
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in England
- Somalian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Men's association football players not categorized by position
- People from Beledweyne
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