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The Somali military team (Horseed) has won the two week-long Futsal for peace competition which was concluded at the Hamar Jajab district stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

More than 30 Somali football referees of different categories on Thursday morning sat for a four-day training seminar at Mogadishu' Sahafi International hotel where they will be taking theory lesson for the next three days, while the practice will take place at the Somali Police academy in the afternoons.

The Somali Football Federation and the northeastern semiautonomous region of Puntland on Sunday announced the date to hold the country's regional football tourney during a meeting between SFF leaders and officials from the region.

The 6th championship for Somalia's 3rd division soccer clubs has officially opened at the open ground of Somali police academy in the lawless capital Mogadishu on Monday.

The football clubs in Somalia have angrily reacted to the suspended chairman of Mogadishu port sports club Abdi Jinow Alasow who had accused the authorities of world's football governing body FIFA, CAF and Somali football federation of what he called a "widespread mismanagement".

The Somali National U-20 football squad had spent some two historical weeks in the Eritrean capital Asmara in August 2010 during the CECAFA U-20 tourney for friendship and development held in Asmara August 14-28 2010.

The Somali National U-17 football team who have been training in Doha for the past several weeks had its second friendly match against Qatar's champion of the year Al-Gharafa FC on Wednesday evening, as the hotly-contested game ended in 1-1 draw.

The Somalia National U-17 Squad has defeated Qatar's Al-Shahania FC by two goals to nothing in a friendly match which took place at the club's own stadium in Doha on Monday evening

The Somali sporting community in Kenya held a very huge ceremony at the Kilimanjaro Restaurant in Nairobi on Friday evening to show their support for last month's election congress of Somali Football Federation (SFF) in the presence of high level Somali-Kenyan football dignitaries.

Somali Football Federation (SFF) has successfully concluded a ten-day long soccer competition for primary and intermediate Somali school children with Jaber Bin Hayan School Children winning the trophy on Monday afternoon.

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 coach of Somali beach soccer team in Switzerland Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed popularly known as Ahmed Gaab has wonderfully performed in International football coaching course held in Germany.

The Somali football federation (SFF) on Monday held a very well arranged conclusion ceremony for the country's recently-ended 2010 football championship at the Sahafi International hotel in Mogadishu.

As this week on the 15th of May 2010, Somalia Marks the 67th anniversary of the formation of Somali Youth League, a youth organization that scored Somali independence, the president of Somali football federation Mr. Said Mahmoud Nur has offered his congratulations to all Somalis where ever they are…

The Somali national football U 17 squad has on Tuesday returned home from Kenya, as a national welcome ceremony was held for them at Mogadishu's Aden Adde airport.

The Somali football federation (SFF) has overwhelmingly praised Somalia's ambassador to Kenya Sir Mohamed Ali Nur (Ameriko) and his embassy workers for their big role in encouraging and assisting the Somali national U 17 soccer squad members who over the weekend kicked their Kenyan counterparts out…

Somali government ministers, MPs and other well wishers are due to receive the Somali national U 17 soccer squad at Mogadishu airport on Tuesday upon their return from Kenya where the Somali youngsters played their second leg of the CAF youth championships qualifying match against Kenya over the weekend,…

A Stray mortar fire has killed Hashi Siyad, the father of Somali U 17 football squad's captain Mohamed Hashi Siyad, during heaving fighting between Somali government forces and Islamist militants in Mogadishu on Monday evening.

BAGHDAD, April 18, 2010 - The first book on the history of sports journalism in Iraq has just been published. The 200 page book History of Sports Press in Iraq includes more than 150 different pictures, some of them which are exceptionally rare.

Technical experts from the 2010 FIFA World Cup organisers were working round the clock to improve the World Cup ticket selling system to avoid any future inconveniences following Thursday's chaos which left one person dead as people tried to purchase tickets, FIFA said Friday.