Prior to their departure from Mogadishu’s Aden Adde airport, the Somali Football Federation president Said Mahmoud Nur pledged thousands of US dollars for the national Under-17 squad members if they are victorious in the upcoming CECAFA Under-17 competition which will kick off in Khartoum next week.

“You made every possible effort you could, as you are experiencing difficult times and the Somali Football Federation is giving you the first priority,” SFF president told the national team members, pledging US$3000 for each one of the squad, if they win.

“We the SFF authorities are committed to spending everything we can on the national team and I tell you with a loud voice that we will buy land for everyone of you, but that depends on your success in the upcoming CECAFA Under-17 competition,” the president told the national team.

For his part, the first vice president of SFF Ali Said Guled Rooble urged the team to be very polite and show fairplay during the competition.

Somali government ministers, legislators and football fans were at the airport since early morning to bid farewell to the Under-17 football squad who left for Sudan on Friday.

The Somali Trade Minister Abdirashiid Mohamed Irro said that his ministry will hold a very big welcome ceremony for the national team when they return home.

The premenent Secretary of Somali financial ministry Ahmed Yaaqshid boosted former shoe shiner and current national team member Aden Hussein Ibrahim presenting him cash.

Somalia has been without a functioning central government for the past 19 years during which the nation’s infrastructure and all governmental institutions have been destroyed, but sporting organizations of which the football federation is the main one have continued to represent the lawless nation in international sports competitions since then.

By Shafici Mohyaddin Abokar (Islow)

 

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