This was the second such victory for the club who a week
ago won another ceremonial trophy held for the 32nd anniversary of
Somalia’s national Television (SN TV) which has been a partner with Somali FA and
gave much time to cover local football activities.
Somali Football Federation president, Abdiqani Said Arab,
who delivered a short speech at the end of the match, said it was a pleasurable
moment for his federation to welcome the minister for youth and sport to the
sole functioning facility in the country, praising the minister’s commitment to
work with the federation in terms of football promotion in the country.
"Honorable minister, I wholeheartedly invite you to the platform to present the trophy to the winning team and before that we are all here to listen to your constructive advice” president Abdiqani Said Arab said before handing over the microphone to the minister.
The Somali Minister for youth and sport, Mr. Mohamed
Abdullahi Hassan, first sent his congratulatory message to the Somali National
Army and then commended the Somali Football Federation officials for promoting
good cooperation with the notational institutions plus the huge work they are
doing to develop football in Somalia.
"I congratulate you for winning the national Army day
trophy” the minister said as he presented the trophy to Heegan FC captain,
Jibril Hassan Mohamed. The minister also praised both teams for making high
profile exhibition during the game.
Formed on 12th of April, 1960, the Somali
National Army, reached a cooperative deal with Somali FA in 2014, when the
country’s Army Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Daher Aden Elmi, announced a
full package of sponsorship for the annual General Da’ud Cup, the second most populous
sporting event in the country named after the founder of Somali military,
General Da’ud Abdulle Hersi.
Somali Football Federation Media Department
Email:info@somsoccer.com