During its monthly meeting on Sunday the SFF executive
committee congratulated the new Lower Jubba regional football committee
chairman Mr. Burhan Mahmoud Hassan and his Secretary General Ahmed Farah Taqal
on their successful election which took place in the southern port town of
Kismayo on 26th of November.
"Somali FA delegation under the leadership of deputy
secretary general Dr. Hassan Mohamed Mahmoud witnessed the election which was
held in accordance with the SFF constitution and international football
principles according to the reports gathered by our delegation” Somali Football
Federation secretary General Abdi Qani Said Arab said in a press statement.
The statement noted that 4 districts out of the region’s
5 districts voted in favour of Mr. Burhan whose committee will serve for one
year-period starting from the date of election. A new committee will be elected
then which will serve for a four-year term. The statement said that witnessing or monitoring such
elections was the work of Somali Football Federation denying claims by Somali
NOC official who said that he monitored the election.
"It was really something very surprising when we heard in
the media the Somali NOC secretary general claiming he monitored the region's football committee recent election, because it was an issue of football and had nothing to do
with Somali NOC—we call them to justify for such mistake” the Somali FA secretary
General Abdi Qani Said Arab emphasized adding that it was not the first time
that the Somali NOC claimed what wasn’t heir job.
"The SFF is encouraging all regions in the country to
hold their local elections; we don’t accept that regional governors appoint
local football committees, because football authorities are elected according
the international football regulations, so we call other regions in the country
to follow such steps and the SFF will send monitoring delegations to all
regions in the country” Secretary General Abdi Qani Said Arab said in his press
statement Sunday.
The secretary General said that with Somalia currently
emerging from decades of civil wars and lawlessness, the Somali Football Federation
has been pushing forward that every region in the country holds its local
football committee election adding that Somali FA was praising the Lower Jubba
football volunteers for becoming pioneers while others expected to follow soon.
PICTURES OF THE ELECTION
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