Guelleh Batal FC who finished 3rd in the last
season beat their AS Port FC rivals by 2-0 in the hotly-contested match on Friday
afternoon. The AS Port FC finished 2ndplace in the last season.
Friday’s match which was played at the National El-Hadji
Hassan Gouled Stadium, attracted more than 30000 spectators, including the president
of the nation HE Ismail Omar Guelleh, his prime minister, parliament speaker,
ministers, law makers, army chief of staff, police commissioner, president of
Djiboutian Football Federation and members of hi executive committee.
President of Djibouti Football Federation, Mr. Souleiman
Hassan Waberi, who had the happy duty to welcome the country’s president and
other top government officials to the facility, said it was his pleasure that
the president of the republic was giving much priority to football.
"Your excellence president of Djibouti, I am extremely happy
to welcome you here today on behalf of the country’s football family” Djibouti FA
president, Souleiman Hassan Waberi said as he received the president of the
republic HE Ismail Omar Guelleh.
President Guelleh, a football-mad leader of Djibouti said
during his address at the occasion that his government was committed to
encouraging sport in General and in particularly the football which has now
become a big business industry in the world.
"Football in Djibouti is hugely growing and as president
of the nation, I promise that we will continue to assist them. I commend the
president of the Djiboutian football Federation for his dedication for football
development” president of the republic of Djibouti HE Ismail Omar Guelleh said
during his address at the conclusion ceremony of the Djibouti Cup on Friday.
The winners of the cup, Guelleh Batal FC were presented
the trophy plus One million Djiboutian Francs as prize money, while the AS Port
received 500000 Djiboutian Francs.
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