Somalia lost its opening match of the Confederation of Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) U17 tournament.
Somalia lost 2-0 to Algeria, who are the hosts of this year’s AFCON U17 championships.
Although they lost, the lads were quite impressive in what was their first outing in a continental tourney.
The side had to contend without its star player.
Abdihafid Mohamed failed the MRI test a few hours before the match kicked off.
Somalia plays its second match on Tuesday against Congo.
They are the sole representatives of East Africa after South Sudan was kicked out following the failure of five of its players to pass the MRI test.