For the first time in Somalia’s football history, last
year the country’s Nation Link Telecom championship attracted at least 8
foreign players, and the current champions Banadir Sports Club were recognized
as the pioneers for transferring foreign players.
But now with more than a month to go since the beginning
of the country’s top football league, the number of foreign players in the
country increased, as more clubs transferred foreign players from different
African Countries.
"The show up of foreign players in the country is very noteworthy—some six clubs in the national league have transferred more players, so this is a remarkable progress for Somalia which is now recovering from decades-long anarchy” Somali Football Federation Media Officer Shafi’i Mohyaddin Abokar (ISLOW) said in a press statement on Sunday.
He said that the appearance of international
professionals in Somali league was also an outstanding marketing step for the
country whose football has mainly been dependent on the financial assistance
from FIFA.
The statement went on to say that the lawless atmosphere
in Somalia was preventing the country from attracting international sponsors,
but now that the situation is returning to normal the SFF and its clubs were
eying on local and international sponsorships.
"Somali football is now recuperating from the wounds
caused by the lack of stability we experienced for dozens of years and the path
for more progress has now reopened” SFF Media Officer Shafi’i Mohyaddin Abokar (ISLOW)
explained in his press statement.
Below is the names of foreign players in the country, the
clubs they joined and as well as their countries.
HEEGAN FC: Mohamed Zubairu (Nigeria), Samsoniyke Chukwu (Nigeria)
GAADIIDKA:Lehman Meheso Mwenza (Kenya)
SAHAFI FC: Ambrose Mumo kulakalatai (Kenya)
BANADIR SPORTS CLUB:Marcel Odhambo Oyugi(Kenya) Thomas Mwancu Cuihobi (Kenya) and Mustapha .I. Maxwell(Nigeria).
Somali
Football Federation Media Department
email:somalifootballmedia@gmail.com