Somalia World Cup Begins. PICS

[nuune]

^^ sxb xaraarto-wise, it is good Banaadir & Mudug to come out of this group, no hard feeling for Gedo team and Sool, but they are not equiped well

 

 

 

Hiiraan were about to cancel the tournament today due to lack of facilities they said, but they have being told to stay and the issue will be resolved, big game ayaa baaqan laheed tmoro which is Hiiraan versus Nugaal, what is your take on this game tmoro, I bet Nugaal will come out, Hiiraan are logistically disturbed right now, so moraalkooda ma dhisna

[xiinfaniin]

SOMALIA: All to play for in unifying football tournament

Teusday 21 Dezember 2010     One of the football teams participating in the tournament in Garowe, Puntland   NAIROBI - Holding a football tournament with teams from 15 regions of Somalia is an achievement in itself - but the organizers hope it will do more than only bring players together.   "The footballers taking part in the tournament have never known a unified Somalia; this is an opportunity for them to interact," Abdirashid Hassan Baki, the deputy president of Somalia's Football Federation (SFF), said. "We hope the tournament will also boost peace and reconciliation in our country."   Somalia has been embroiled in conflict since 1990, with more than 1.4 million displaced and 600,000 refugees in neighbouring countries. The UN estimates more than two million Somalis need humanitarian assistance. “The fact that we are even holding this football tournament for the first time since 1987 is in itself an achievement. This, to me, is a miracle and a beginning for peace and reconciliation. This is sport at its best. It reminds me of the ‘ping-pong’ between China and the US [when the US and China started their rapprochement under Richard Nixon]." At least 290 young Somali football players are taking part in the 20-day tournament, which opened on 15 December in Garowe, capital of the autonomous region of Puntland. It is jointly organized by Puntland, northeastern Somalia and the SFF for Somali youths from 15 of Somalia's original 18 regions.   Somalia has, over the years, split into three distinct areas. What was the northern region of Somalia is now the self-declared republic of Somaliland, the northeastern regions are now the autonomous regions of Puntland and the south and central are controlled by the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and large parts of it by Islamist Al-Shabab and Hisbul Islam groups.   Baki said many of the players came from regions controlled by different groups "but they all allowed them to come and participate".   Emotional opening   Abdisamad Sheikh Hamud, a footballer representing Nugal region of Puntland, told IRIN the tournament's opening ceremony was very emotional for many players.   "There were a lot of people crying, mostly the older people who could remember [a unified] Somalia," Hamud said. "It is the first time for the majority of us to attend anything that brought Somalis together. We all felt like true Somalis. No clans or regions." Hamud said the tournament was an opportunity "to meet young people like us from across Somalia, who we may never have met otherwise. I hope to make lifelong friends."   Ahmed Egal Awale, the Puntland deputy minister of sports, said most of the tournament's participants were born after the collapse of the Somali state in 1991. "It is their first experience of an all-Somali affair. Today in Garowe you will see youth from Mogadishu or Baidao, with others from Nugal or Sool. I don’t think they ever thought they would get such an opportunity. "I have no doubt that this will contribute to peace and reconciliation in our country. It is bringing us together. It is a wonderful feeling."   Baki of the SFF said many of the youth from south and central Somalia were for the first time playing football without being afraid of shells or bullets - "a new thing for many". Source: IRIN

[Qandalawi]

^Kooxdaas waa Jubbada Hoose, Xiinow ma reer Calanleey baad taageeraysaa

 

Nuune, I agree Nugaal have three points and have home advantage, markaa iyagay u egtahay inay kasoo baxayaan group-ka but also I believe Hiiraan will go through with one 1 win as that group have only three teams of which two will qualify, so they have a chance.

 

Nuune kaalay saaxibow waxaan kashiyay sidaas warka oo tifatiran u kala shubaysid ee Garowe maa joogtaana?

[xiinfaniin]

Baki of the SFF said many of the youth from south and central Somalia were for the first time playing football without being afraid of shells or bullets - "a new thing for many".

 

 

Emberor: I am rooting for Calanley, if they lose I am for Benaadir, if they come short, I am for Mudug, if they come short I am for the boys from Somalia's commercial hub

[nuune]

Qandalaawi, maya sxb ma joogo Garoowe, laakin meel aan saas uga sii fogeyn baan joogaa, marka Inshaa Allaah wixii breaking News ah iyo howlaha magaalada waan soo gudbin lol.

 

 

Xiin, ma Kismaayoodka ayuu ugu shubayaa

[General Duke]

Thanks Xiin, loved the IRIN report.. Its a remarkable event, a historic one at that..

Nuune, keep us updated old boy, your Banadir seem to be struggling though..

[General Duke]

Sanaag's victory over Bay, is another good prospect for the Puntland teams in the tournament..

[Fiqikhayre]

[Fiqikhayre]

I applaud Sanaag winning 2:1 against Bay as they were the only Puntland team that lost in the opening games of the all inclusive Somali Football Championships held in Garowe. Puntland. They did not disappoint us. I hope all 5 Puntland teams progress to the last 8 inshallaah. Again well done to Sanaag.

[General Duke]

Ammin Ammir strikes again..

[General Duke]

Ciyaarta kowaad ayaa u dhaxeysay xulalka gobolada Galguduud iyo Jubadda Hoose,waxaana ciyaartaan si xarago leh ku badisay Jubadda Hoose 3-1.

[nuune]

Breaking News

 

 

Galguduud 1 - 3 Jubadda Hoose

 

This game ended right now.

 

 

The most tense game is going now, and that is: Hiiraan iyo Nugaal , but rest assured, they already qualified, and now are fighting for who will be on the top table(a very crucial position), Shabeelaha Hoose are out anyway, they were in the group of Nugaal & Hiiraan, only 3 teams this group consisted..

[Ismahaan]

Go go Nugaal

[Fiqikhayre]

What a game. Nugaal win 4:3 in a very interesting game against Hiiraan. They top the group by six points and go ahead as group winners. Well done to Nugaal, you made us proud.

[General Duke]

Nugaal won, but they are not so convincing..