Mohamed Farah (footballer)
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 | |||
National team | |||
Somalia | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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[]
Categories:
- 1961 births
- 2020 deaths
- Somalian footballers
- Somalia international footballers
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in England
- Somalian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Somalian football biography stubs