"The main objective for the inauguration of this
tournament is to get the 14-16 year olds in the country into a formal football
league organized for them annually. It also gives the National league clubs the
opportunity to produce young talented boys to prepare them for their National
league matches in the years to come” Somali FA president, Abdiqani Said Arab,
said in a press statement on Sunday.
The president added that coaches from the SFF technical
department were tasked to hunt young talented players from the competition
which recently came to an end at Stadium Banadir.
The short-listed boys will go under formal training sessions, to prepare them for representing the country in the near future international U-17 and U-20 football competitions.
The competition which continued between 25 September to
16 October 2015, gathered 8 youth clubs representing: Banadir Sports Club,
Dekedda FC, Elman FC,Gaadiidka FC, Heegan FC, Horseed FC, Jeenyo United and
Sahafi FC.
Heegan beat their Elman FC rivals in the final match by
5-4 in penalties after the 90-minute period that it takes to play a football
match ended in 1-1 draw.
Somali Football Federation Media Department
Email:info@somsoccer.com