Somalia Posted October 19, 2011 http://www.football.co.uk/rest_of_the_world/somalia-ethiopia_wc_qualifier_moved_to_djibouti_rss1895652.shtml The 2014 World Cup first leg preliminary round match between Somalia and Ethiopia has been moved from Nairobi to Djibouti, a Somali Football Federation (SFF) official said on Tuesday. The match was originally scheduled to be played at Nairobi's Nyayo National stadium on November 11 after Kenya accepted the request by the SFF to stage the game in the country due to the insecurity in Mogadishu. The Somali national team was expected to arrive in Kenya this week for a four-week residential training ahead of the match but all the arrangements were cancelled after FIFA enforced their two-match international ban on the local national stadiums. The suspension was however later lifted by FIFA. "Because of the confusion, FIFA has instructed us to switch the match to Djibouti instead," SFF committee member Hassan Amir told AFP in Nairobi. "The match will be played on November 12 to enable the hosts to play Namibia, in another qualifier a day earlier. Kenya would have been a good venue for us to play this game because we consider here our second home. "We would have been assured of the big support from the big Somali community residing in Nairobi," he added. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuujiye Posted October 20, 2011 We will.... Somalia has a really good team this year.. Wareer Badanaa!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shinbir Majabe Posted October 20, 2011 Somalia has a really good team this year.. ma tiri.. ma iga hubtaa? yaan meesha leygu ceebeyn! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaMpAgE Posted October 21, 2011 Somalia is using too many malnutrition;ed skinnies...only if were a bit smarter and used proper players from aboard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oba hiloowlow Posted October 21, 2011 xabashi maa lo daahaa wah! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nin-Yaaban Posted November 8, 2011 Ethiopianka banooniga cagta kumaba fiicna. Ayaga LONG.DISTANCE orodkeey ku fiican yihiin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Naxar Nugaaleed Posted November 8, 2011 Isn't that true for Eastern AfriKaners Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abtigiis Posted November 9, 2011 Whatever the result in the first leg in Djibouti, Ethiopia will soundly beat Somalia in Addis Ababa. The altitude is a huge advantage and I have watched accomplished teams like Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Nigeria struggling to cope. Addis is about 2800m above sea level and the third highest city (in altitude) after La Paz and Quito, I heard. Somalia will have no chance in Addis. If they go and acclamatize for a week or so, they may just manage to keep the scoreline low. Ethiopia doesn't lose many games at home, by the way. It is when they are denied the altitude advantage that they get 6 or 7 goals in their net. Last time, Morocco beat them 5-0, the joke goes Meles was told about this and he asked only one question: "Was the match played the whole day, or was it only 90 minutes?" In addition, this current Ethiopian team actually drew 2-2 a month or so ago with Nigeria in Addis and beat Madagascar 4-2. They are not good but Addis is a difficult place to play. By way of intelligence, tell our guys to watch a guy with a muslim name at the front (Saed) closely. He is their main scorer. P.s. last time Somalia beat Ethiopia in Tanzania, a comedian by the name Dereje composed a hit song: ...or let us ask FIFA To amend its rule And allow Ethiopia To play 4-5-6 formation With fifteen players Otherwise as you can see We can't match even Somalia Playing eleven to eleven! ...or let us field our runners Kennenisa on the right Haile on the left If the problem is speed! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
