One
major accomplishment worth mentioning was the Mayor’s contribution to the
district level youth football tournament whose final match was played at the
FIFA-rebuilt facility, Stadium Banadir in the evening of September 8 2017 and
this was the first nighttime game in Somalia for over three decades.
Sponsored by the Mayor of Somalia’s capital, Mr. Thabet Abdi Mohamed, the
four-week long football tournament brought together some 391 young footballers,
all aged 16-18 years. They were representing their respected districts. This
was the 3rdedition of the competition and it is normally
sponsored by the Mayor of the capital, but it is not to be confused with the
National youth football league which is played by U 15s.
"I take this opportunity to thank the Mayor of the capital, Thabet Abdi Mohamed, for his commitment to help the development of our sport. He is a young man who loves football and his full sponsorship for the competition makes a big sense for us” Somali Football Federation president, Abdiqani Said Arab, said in a statement.
"Such competitions help us identify young and talented footballers. They will be taken for the National youth team and our clubs will also benefit from them” SFF president’s statement reads. It is a significant progress that young coaches trained by the Somali Football federation were also leading all 17 teams in the competition, which would mean that it was an all-youth tournament.
Somali Football Federation Media Department
Email:info@somsoccer.com
The high profile delegation led by the president of Somali Football Federation, Abdiqani Said Arab, will fly from the capital Mogadishu on Thursday on their way to the commercial capital of the Puntland State of Somalia where the closing ceremony of the first official regional football league for the State of Puntland will be held.
Vice
president of Somali Football Federation, Abdullahi Sheik Nur, will join the delegation
after arriving in Boosaaso. The closing ceremony of the regional football
league for the Puntland State is scheduled to take place in the city of
Boosaaso on 23rd of September 2017.
Somali Football Federation Media Department
Email:info@somsoccer.com