FIFA equips Somali Int’l football referees

The International football governing body (FIFA) has given complete refereeing equipment to nine Somali international football referees and assistant referees, as kind of FIFA’s effort to encourage and develop football in Somalia.

The presentation ceremony of the equipment was held at Mogadishu’s Sahafi International hotel On Thursday, where every referee was given one bag full of different kinds of refereeing dress and a beautiful pair of Addidas shoes.

“This very expensive donation sent to us by FIFA was allocated to be distributed to our international referee and assistant referees and today I think that every one of them is fully-satisfied with the smart dress” Somali football federation Secretary General Mr. Abdi Qani Said Arab said in his address at the presentation ceremony Thursday.

“FIFA has always been working to enhance football activities in Somalia and it helped us in every manner and that is because of the good job we have been doing, since if we don’t work hard and accomplish our responsibilities in accordance with the constitution, FIFA will not help us” the secretary General stated adding that FIFA loves those who accomplish their duties well.

Bashir Shire Heidar Botan who spoke at the presentation ceremony on behalf of the Somali referees said that they were very much grateful to the world’s highest football governing body (FIFA) for its commitment to assist Somali football federation.