Puntland leader holds luncheon for Somali National Olympic Committee (NOC) Somali FA authorities

[Fiqikhayre]

Puntland leader holds luncheon for Somali NOC, FA authorities

 

30. December 2010

 

The president of the semiautonomous north-eastern Somali state of Puntland which is currently hosting the regional Somali football tournament on Thursday held a luncheon for top level dignitaries from Somali Olympic committee and Somali Football Federation, during which discussed on how to use sport as a tool to quell wars in Somalia.

 

 

 

Somalia’s first ever national football team captain Mohamed Qalaf Aden (Shangole), Somalia’s 1987 World 1500m champion Abdi Bile Abdi and a dozen of football legends were present at the luncheon which was held at the presidential palace in Garowe on Thursday.

 

“I am very delighted that the government of Puntland and its people took the responsibility of hosting the precious peace tournament and I say thanks to Somali Football Federation for organizing such tournament in Somalia for the first time in more than 22 years—this was really a great job” President Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed Faroole said during the luncheon.

 

”Holding this tournament was a sign that Somali people can be assembled under sports for peace and I am happy that we have really shown the international community that Somalis are still together” the president said adding that he loves sports very much, but doesn’t play a ball.

 

Somali sporting dignitaries who were present at Thursday’s luncheon were: Somali NOC first vice president and head of international relations Duran Ahmed Farah, Somali NOC secretary General Abdullahi Ahmed Tarabi, Somali Football Federation President Said Mahmoud Nur, his secretary General Abdi Qani Said Arab, and Somali NOC office manager Mohamed Abdo Hajji.

 

As well as former national team players, Hussein Ali Abdulle, Yusuf Mohamed Jama (James), Ahmed Dahir, Mohamed Ibrahim Absuge (Adkeysi) and Mohamed Hajji Urey were also present at the honor lunch held at the Puntland presidential palace on Thursday.

 

The luncheon was the first of its kind which assembled top level political and sports dignitaries and as well as the biggest number of former coaches and former national players.

 

 

 

By Shafi’i Mohyaddin Abokar

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[General Duke]

lol@Duran smiling, another dude from London. Well done indee.

[Fiqikhayre]

[General Duke]

and Ahmed Dahir from Minneapolis is also there. Supposed to be a great player back in the day, though way before my time.

[Fiqikhayre]

Yeah maashaallaah Garowe is becoming capital of Somalia. It's nice to see all the famous sportsmen being in Garowe and the national federations. The Olympic games are coming to Puntland as well inshaallaah so is the National Song Contest whereby artists and singers are invited to partake. The golden singers of the last generations and the generation of ours of course.

 

Garowe new capital of Somalia.

[General Duke]

The National Peace Conference, in Somalia should be held in Puntland.

Then things will change for the better.. Keep updating us brother.

[Somalina]

General Duke;684264 wrote:

The National Peace Conference, in Somalia should be held in Puntland.

Then things will change for the better.. Keep updating us brother.

Mayee, It should be held in Buhodle.

 

Do you actually think a conference held in Garowe or Zeylac is going to stop these terrorists from killing their brothers n sisters?

 

Get real awoowe Duke. "Garowe this, Garowe that" aint gonna stop Godane, Mansur, n Shangole from issuing fatwas and their random bomb attacks on innocent civilians.

 

Haddii run aad sheegeyso bring your army ee weerar ku qaad AS. Waa haddii aad rabtaan nabad...Haddii kale keep up the "Garowe this Garowe that" song...

[Fiqikhayre]

That would be the icing on the cake bro. You know Garowe had held successfully such a conference whereby Puntland was established whereby a delegation of over 1000 participants came to the city from the 5 regions Mudug, Nugaal, Bari, Sool&Ayn and Sanaag in 1998 where Puntland was established. Puntland and Garowe are specially rehearsed in such conferences that produce tangible outcomes to strengthening peace and social cohesion. This time around it shouldn't be any different.

[General Duke]

Yeah it will be the last reconciliation and a Somali government will have a peaceful base to operate from in order to clean up the filth in the south and imporve the prospects for all the people of the nation.

 

Somalina, go ask Tarzan about Garowe..

[Fiqikhayre]

True GD, Garowe capital of Somalia.

[Qandalawi]

Without the shadow of a doubt, this is the most successful Somali event of its scale of any kind since the fall of Barre regime. Indeed this was a historic success and the Somali Olypmic Committee and FA only affirm to that fact, which is undeniably evident in Garowe.

 

Bari to win insha'alah but Banaadir will leave with their head high. Great young players and well done to them for making it to the finals.

[oba hiloowlow]

Somalia’s first ever national football team captain Mohamed Qalaf Aden (Shangole)

Lol dadkii aan ogeyn Mohamed qalaf aden waxuu dhalay F'uad shongole..