Mr. Mohamed got 4 votes out of the 5 votes casted in the
election to replace former regional football committee chairman Mr. Burhan Mohmoud
Hassan who served as an interim leader for a period of one year and
democratically left office after finishing his term in office. His challenger Suleyman Abdi Bedel got only one vote.
Somali Football Federation deputy secretary General
Hassan Mohamed Mahmoud witnessed the election that brought in Mr Mohamed and
members of his committee and was held in the region’s provincial capital
Kismayo on 25th of December 2014.
Somali Football Federation senior vice president Ali Abdi Mohamed said in a press statement on Wednesday that the SFF was fully lauding for the result of the election and praised the regional governmental authorities for their commitment to working with the new football committee.
"After considering the report by our representative at
the election which brought together football volunteers from the region’s 5
districts who democratically elected their local football committee, the Somali
FA is happy to welcome the election of Chairman Abdullahi Duale Mohamed and his
committee” SFF senior vice president Ali Abdi Mohamed said in a statement on
Wednesday.
He urged other regions in the country to follow such good
example adding that such exercise was part of the SFF’s ‘spread the football’
policy that has so far yielded positive results in many areas.
"I hope the elected officials will redouble their efforts
to promote football in the region and SFF is pledging to give more attention to
the region which was once well known for its good performance at the country’s
regional tournaments just nearly 30 years ago.
SFF praised the region’s former football committee boss Mr.
Burhan Mohmoud Hassan for accomplishing a plenty of wok in a very short period
he served.
Earlier, the minister
for public services of the semiautonomous regional state of Jubba Land, Moalim
Mohamed supported the outcome of the election and insisted that his regional
state will do its utmost to help the newly elected regional football committee.
By Omar Mohamud Wardere
Somali Football Federation Media Department
Email:somalifootballmedia@gmail.com