The minister for youth and Sports of the federal republic
of Somalia Hon. Khadija Mohamed Diriye, the ministry’s director general Isaq
Hashi, Somali Football Federation president Abdiqani Said Arab, his deputy Ali
Abdi Mohamed and other officials from the ministry and Somali FA will receive
the team at Aden Abdulle International Airport upon arrival on Wednesday.
"Some of the main objectives for inviting the Somali expatriate
footballers are to give the youthful boys the opportunity to come and learn the
situation in their homeland and to create integration and friendship amongst
them and their brothers in the country” said Shaafici Islaw, a spokesman for
Somali football federation.
The expatriate footballers are mostly from the UK, but also include some who are coming from other Western countries including the United States, Norway and Sweden, according to a press release from Somali Football Federation.
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