Held at the Holiday hotel in Mogadishu on Monday, the
closing ceremony attracted a number of high level sporting officials,
businessmen, club authorities, legends and key football players.
Somali Football Federation Secretary General Abdi Qani
Said Arab who first addressed at the closing ceremony said that division B and
C competitions continued between April-October 2013, while the Nation Link
telecom championship which is the most populous sporting event in the country
continued from November 2013 to April 2014.
"On behalf of Somali Football Federation I would like to
thank Nation Link Telecom for showing its commitment to supporting football in
the country—the SFF and Nation Link have been cooperating since 2008 when the
telecommunications company started to help finance local football activities”
Secretary General Abdi Qani Said Arab told the ceremony.
He said that the company did not confine its assistance
to only financing the league, but also sponsored the closing ceremony which was
held at one of the most beautiful sites in the country.
Former Ocean stars playmaker and current Somali NOC executive
committee member Haji Mohamed Ahmed Olow lauded for the continuation of
football development programs in the country.
For his part, the director general of the ministry for
youth and sports Saa’ed Ahmed Baariyow added that Somali government was seeing
a better future of football in the country saying that his ministry had high
hopes according to the way of football promotion in Somalia currently.
Nation Link Telecom General Manager Ahmed Abdi Diini who
delivered a short address at the gathering said that his company was happy to
develop long-lasting co-operations with Somali Football Federation.
"On behalf of Nation Link Telecom I pledge here in front
of you that we will continue assisting Somali Football Federation---this time
we helped the Division A league, but I am hopeful we will increase our
involvement in football development programs in the country” Mr Diini added.
Somali Football Federation President Ali Said Guled Roble
concluded the ceremony with thanking both local and international media for
putting Somali football activities before an international audience.
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