All arrangements have
been made for the final match of the 2015 edition of General Da’ud cup, which
will be broadcasted live on the Somali National Television [SNTV]. In the final match,
Somali military club [Horseed] will take on their rivals of Somali police
Football Club [Heegan FC].
Somali Football
Federation president, Abdiqani Said Arab, described the first time live
coverage as ‘another great step’ taken forward by the SFF which is now
recovering from decades-long unrest and lawlessness.
"It is a
breakthrough, we had long dreamed of getting our matches watched lives. This is
almost the realisation of our age-old dreams. This will be a test, but if we
are successful in this endeavour, we will try to get our matches go live in the
months to come” president Abdiqani Said Arab, explained.
The president noted
that the live coverage will be implemented by the Somali Football federation
with the help from the National Television and the facilitation from Horn
Connect.
"We express our gratitude
to the State Television and the privately-owned Horn Connect for helping our
dreams come true. We hope to develop our
cooperation with these two organizations” SFF president, Abdiqani Said Arab,
noted in press statement on Wednesday.
General Da’ud Cup is
the second most watched sporting event in Somalia and it is held every year in
the remembrance of the founder of Somalia’s Armed Forces, General Da’ud Abdulle
Hersi.
The late General Da’ud
was born in 1924 in the village of Mareeg south east of the country. He died in
1965, but Somali Football Federation has been organizing the annual football
event since 1972.
MATCH DETAILS:
General Da’ud Cup Final: Horseed VSHeegan
Venue: Stadium Banadir. Date: 17 December 2015. Time: 14:45Hours, East Africa Time.
Live: To be broadcasted live on Somali National TV [SNTV].