The Somali Football Federation has announced the death of Former National team member Abdullaahi Elmi Warsame known as (Witig) who passed away at his home in Mogadishu before dawn on Saturday morning and was laid to rest in the capital hours later.

The late Witig was born in Mogadishu’s Wardhigley neighbourhood in 1940 where he lived since he died on Saturday morning 27^th of July 2013. He was respected as one of the country’s strongest national team members from early 1960s until his retirement in 1976.

"With the announcement of the death of Abdullahi Emli warsame (Witig) Somalia’s football family has really missed another great football personality we pray to Allah to rest his life in the Paradise Fardowsa” said Somali Football Federation President Ali Said Guled Roble during funeral session on Saturday.

"On the behalf of Somali Football Family I am sending our heart-felt sympathy to the family members, friends and the entire Somali people for the loss of such great football personality, whose passing away comes in less than a month after we have lost another legend Nur Abdi Haji” Somali Football Federation President Ali Said Guled Roble himself a renowned legend told the media.

The late Warsame was the brother of Former Somali International referee Haji Abdi Elmi Warsame who died at a Kuala lumpur hospital on the 6^thof September 2012 and was buried in Mogadishu days later. 

The book of condolence was launched at Somali Football Federation head quarters where hundreds of football fans and family members have signed so far to deliver their condolences.

  PHOTO CAPTION: The body of the late football legend Abdullahi Elmi Warsame (Witig) being laid to rest in Mogadishu

 

By Mohamed Hassaan Mohamed (Mohamed yare)

Somali Football Federation Media Department

Email: somalifootballmedia@gmail.com