The president of African football’s ruling body, Ahmed
Ahmed, has arrived in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday and will spend one
night in the country.
Caf president is expected to demand for the withdrawals
of African Union troops from the country’s national soccer facility, Stadium
Mogadishu when he meets with Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Kheyre, later on
and the day.
The president and his delegation including executive committee member Souleiman Hassan Waberi, was received at the airport by Somali FA president, Abdiqani Said Arab, minister for youth and sports, Khadija Mohamed Diriye, minister of national security, Mohamed Abukar Islow, minister of information, Adirahman Omar Osman and members of the SFF executive committee.
During his official visit to the country, CAF president
will visit the country’s three main stadiums and will address members of the
national team who are currently in training prior to their departure to
Djibouti to face South Sudan in the preliminary round of African Nations
championship qualifiers.
CAF president, Ahmed Ahmed, has become the highest-ranking
football leader ever to arrive in Somalia and his arrival in the country is
seen as an encouraging step for the football-loving country which is now
recovering from decades of wars and unrest.
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Somali Football Federation Media department
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