Somali Rowing and Canoeing federation sacks president, interim committee appointed Somali Rowing and Canoeing Federation, has voted for Mr. Ali Mohamed Hussein to lead the federation until next election congress in June 2018 after the federation’s former president, Said Mohamed Mohamud Haid, was dismissed due to lack of transparency and accountability. According to article 39.9 of the federation’s constitution, if the president is permanently prevented from performing his/her official duty or resigns, then the senior vice president shall ac as […]

Somalia inaugurate first ever regional football league The launch of the first ever regional football league in the country’s football history, has realized one of the long-standing dreams of Somali Football Federation. The first regional soccer league was successfully opened in the key port city of Kismayo, about 500 kilometers south of the capital Mogadishu on Thursday 29th of December 2016. Kismayo is the provincial capital of the semiautonomous Somali State of Jubbaland. The inauguration of the regional football leagues […]

Somali FA communication director gains CAF praise. Somali Football Federation director of communication, Shafi’i Mohyaddin Abokar has once again gained a full praise from the African Football Governing body [CAF] and was termed as the best football federation media officer in the continent. Speaking at the capacity building seminar for media officers from CAF member associations held 18-20 December 2016 at CAF centre of excellence in Cameroon, CAF executive committee member and the president of CAF media committee, Mr. Anjorin […]

Somali FA Communication officer delivers a lecture at CAF Media Seminar in Cameroon Somali Football Federation director of communication, Shafi’i Mohyaddin, has delivered a 40-minute lecture at the CAF capacity building seminar for FAs media officers held in Cameroon. In his lecture he spoke about the growth of sports media sector in Somalia and a number of key other issues relating to the role the media can play in the promotion of football in the whole of Africa. “First I […]

Djiboutian FA president re-elected. The president of Djiboutian Football Federation [FDF], Mr. Souleiman Hassan Waberi has been re-elected for another four year-term in office during the election congress held at the National Technical Centre here in the capital Djibouti on Sunday 11th December. All stakeholders voted in favor of the president who won the election unopposed as the stakeholders previously came to decision not to put forward the candidacy of another contender, according to the president of defending champions, Djibouti […]

Football: Somalia begins use of referee communication technology Somalia has made a progress as soccer referees have been seen using the wireless referee communication system at the start of the 2016-2017 Somali National football league. This is the first time in history, that the new technology has been exercised during football competitions in the country. Football fans in Somalia see the arrival of the new technology in the country as a huge advancement which will help ‘sweeten’ soccer competitions in […]

Somali FA conducts Club management workshop for elite national league sides Somali football federation [SFF] has concluded a club management workshop for the ten teams of the country’s elite national football league. The workshop brought together club chairmen, coaches and captains from the 10 teams in Somalia’s elite national football league and was concluded in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday. Somali Football Federation president, Abdiqani Said Arab, who addressed at the conclusion ceremony of the workshop, said that the organization […]

Djibouti FA donates complete equipment to women’s football teams. Djiboutian Football Federation, has donated complete soccer equipment to 10 women’s football teams to help them prepare for the 2016-2017 women’s national football league in the country. Djiboutian football federation president, Souleiman Hassan Waberi, who talked to the media, said that developing women’s football was one of his federation’s top priorities. “Men in Djibouti have been enjoying football for a long time, while women didn’t get such opportunity, but I am […]

FIFA youth refereeing course for Somalia comes to an end. Somali Football federation has on Wednesday [November, 9] concluded the first FIFA youth refereeing course to be conducted in the country under the auspice of the world football’s governing association [FIFA]. Somali football federation senior vice president, Ali Abdi Mohamed, who addressed at the closing ceremony of the course on Wednesday, said that the need for education is always there. “Education and development are two things which are always important […]

Young girls in far regions in Djibouti benefit from FIFA grassroots program. In an unprecedented move, Djiboutian football federation in collaboration with the world football’s governing body [FIFA] has concluded a two-week long grassroots development program, this time special for young girls living outside the capital. This is for the first time in Djiboutian football history that 200 girls including some as young as 7 years of age were brought together to teach them football under the FIFA grassroots program […]