Somalia’s victorious U-17 football receive warm welcome at Mogadishu Airport

[Che -Guevara]

Somali Football Federation

Sunday, September 23, 2012

 

Somalia’s victorious U-17 football squad have warmly been received at Mogadishu airport by high profile sporting officials and football fans in what was described as the ‘biggest ever welcome ceremony’ for a Somali national team in more than 20 years.

 

The president of Somali National Olympic committee Duran Ahmed Farah, the Somali Football Federation president Ali Said Guuleed Rooble, executive committee members, club chairmen local league football players, referees, coaches and over tow thousands football fans were waiting at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde airport since before dawn on Sunday morning.

 

Scores of local and international journalists were also at the airport before time where they had interviews with the national team Coach Mohamed Abdulle Farayare, head of the delegation Ali Abdi Mohamed and members of the team including Mahmoud Abdi Nur who scored the golden goal for Somalia.

 

The Somali national Olympic committee Duran Ahmed Farah who talked to the media upon the team’s arrival at airport said that the tangible victory by the young shoulders was a significant mark that football in Somalia was on the way to a higher development.

 

“I am really very much cheerful with the result from Friday’s match in Khartoum which comes days after Somalia was promoted in FIFA world ranking—we hope to promote to a high position again” the Somali National Olympic committee president Duran Ahmed Farah told the media at Mogadishu airport on Sunday morning.

 

The president of Somali Football Federation Ali Said Guuleed Rooble for his part said that despite Somali youngsters are suffering from big insecurity and other problems in the country, then what happened in Khartoum on Friday makes him forget many problems in the past.

 

 

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[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Well done boys and welcome back home.