Somali PM: promotion of football culture marks the recovery of Somalia   Wearing the National team tracksuit, Somalia Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheik Ahmed said that the giant progress of the game in the country was a clear indication for the recovery of Somalia after more than two decades of bloodshed and lawlessness. The Prime minister made the announcement during a colourful ceremony at Stadium Banadir where he and key other government officials including ministers, lawmakers and top army officials enjoyed […]

Historic FIFA MA goalkeeping coaching ends in Djibouti With Djiboutian Football Federation putting more efforts on building up the country’s football, the FDF has concluded a five-day FIFA MA goalkeeping coaching course under the auspice of the World’s Football governing body. This was termed as ‘an unprecedented’ move forward in the country’s football history as the course was the first of its kind that the FDF ever gets from FIFA and it was held at the National technical centre. The […]

GFP workshop in Mogadishu focuses on peace and Youth aspiration   Scores of Somali youths including boys and girls have benefitted from a week-long workshop entitled on ‘Peace and youth Aspiration’ which was organized by the Generations for Peace Somalia office and was hosted at Somali National Olympic committee headquarters in the capital Mogadishu. The workshop was concluded on Thursday with a very colourful event in remembrance of the 15th of May, the day that Somalis commemorate annually as a […]

Somali sporting veteran says: Banadir Sports Club are ‘history rewriters’ The league title holders of Somalia’s Nation Link Telecom championship Banadir Sports Club have rewritten an age-old history for winning the country’s most populous sporting event ‘unbeaten’ Former Somali National football squad Member and the country’s still ‘a live’ most renowned sports veteran Haji Mohamed Ahmed Olow told SFF soccer magazine that it was more than half a century ago when the last Somali football club won the country’s division […]

Puntland-Garowe City: ‘Oo Kaalinta Labaad Ka Gashey Ciyaaraha Bariga iyo Bartamaha Africa Inter-Cities’ Waxaa jira dad badan oo nadhaamka Federaalismka u arka in uu yahay mid dhaawacaaya diinta iyo dhaqanka Soomaaliyeed. Waxaase la yaableh in dadkaasi aysan ka warqabin in Dowladaha Aduunka kuwa ugu tayo iyo tabar badani: America, Canada iyo Germany oo ay ku nool yihiin, ay ku dhisan yihiin nadhaam ku salaysan Federaalism. Nadhaamkaasoo ogol in qofkasta oo American, Canadian ama German ahi ku noolaan karo meeshuu doono. […]

Somali sporting family sends condolence to Wiish Academy Boss over the loss of his father. The entire Somali Sorting family members are sending their heart-felt condolence to chairman of Wiish Academy Mr. Dahir Isse Bulhan over the death of his beloved father the late Isse Wehliye Mohamed (Bulhan) who passed away in Mogadishu on Wednesday morning. After a long illness the late Bulhan died at the age of 83, according to his son Mr. Dahir Isse Bulhan who is the […]

FIFA recognizes Somalia ‘communications role model’ in CECAFA region The international football Federation (FIFA) has termed the media department of the Somali Football Federation as the ‘leader in communications’ in the East and Central Africa region telling other CECAFA affiliated federations to learn from Somalia. The FIFA media relations manager Mrs. Segolene Valentin made the announcement at the launch of CECAFA communications seminar in Dar Es Salaam on May 1st as she praised Somali Football Federation for successfully accomplishing all […]

Over 20 young Somali coaches win CAF licence ‘C’ certificates Somalia has made an unprecedented approach in its football history on Thursday 1st of May 2014, when the confederation of African Football (CAF) provided their certificates with 25 youthful Somali football coaches during a colourful ceremony at the Global Hotel in Mogadishu. The graduated coaches were trained and examined at CAF licence ‘C’ course conducted in Mogadishu by Ulric Mathiot in August 2013. The instructor sent the results of the […]

Quartier 3 FC wins Djibouti women’s football league For the second year running Djibouti women have enjoyed football competitions after the revival of the country’s female soccer championship last year marking the end of women’s league absence for nearly a decade. Quartier 3 FC have confirmed their female league title of the year, after humiliating Magasin le Bonheur girls by 3-0 on Friday. The match was played at the National technical centre in front of a big audience including FDF […]

History rewrites: says FIFA expert after conducting Somalia course At the end of his work trip to Somalia, on Friday 25th of April 2014, the FIFA refereeing instructor and RDO officer Ahmed El Shenawi spoke about his experience in Somalia and in particularly the progress made by the Somali Football Federation, saying he was fully satisfied with the knowledge and experience of local instructor and former international referee Abdi Abdulle Ahmed who did the fitness training sessions. In an interview […]