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Somali President meets the National Football Team (Ocean stars).
The president of the transitional federal government (TFG) of Somalia Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed who arrived here in Dar Es Salaam on Friday afternoon met the Somali National Football Team before returning home late on Saturday.
Accompanied by deputy prime minister and minister for defense Hussein Arab Isse and the Somali police Chief General Sharif Sheikhuna Maye, the Somali president said that he...
Ahmed Bile commits to Georgetown
He’s the best runner Annandale has ever had, four-time state champion, three-time All American runner and the Gatorade Runner of the Year. Ahmed Bile, who had more than 70 universities interested in him, of which 60 were Division 1 and 8 were Ivy League, recently announced his commitment to Georgetown University. What distinguished this university above all others for Bile was its overall prestige,...
Death Threats Fail to Stop Women’s Basketball
When Al-Shabaab militants called the Somali national women’s basketball team captain, Suweys Ali Jama, and told her she had two options: to be killed or to stop playing basketball, she decided that neither was really an option at all.
“Now, I am a player, but even if I retire I hope to be a coach – I will stop basketball only when I perish,” Jama said.
The Al-Qaeda-linked military...
Ocean stars off to Djibouti before Ethiopia clash
Somalia’s national football squad ‘The Ocean Stars’ on Monday flew to the neighboring Djibouti for weeks of training before its 2014 FIFA world cup preliminary qualifier clash against Ethiopia on the 12th of November.
A very beautiful farewell ceremony was held for the team at the Somali Football Federation head quarters earlier in the day where SFF officials addressed the team members and...
Wayne Rooney writes to Uefa to reduce ban after Montenegro red
Wayne Rooney and Fabio Capello are both expected to write to Uefa on Wednesday morning regarding the England striker’s red card in the 2-2 draw in Montenegro.
Rooney faces a ban at Euro 2012 for kicking Miodrag Dzudovic, but written statements are being sent in the hope of reducing the potential punishment.
A Uefa spokesman told BBC Sport that it will not see the dossier until the case is heard...
Super Eagles blame faith healer
Only two of the six 2010 World Cup qualifiers from Africa will be in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea next January for the Cup of Nations with Nigeria blaming a faith healer and South Africa the head-to-head rule for missing out.
Ghana, eliminated by Uruguay after a quarter-final shoot-out, and neighbours Cote d’ Ivoire made it while Algeria, Cameroon, Nigeria and the first African World Cup hosts...
Garsoore muddo dheer shaqeynayay oo geeriyooday
Xiriirka soomaaliyeed ee kubada cagta ayaa xaqiijiyay dhimashada deg dega ah ee garsoorihii Futsalka ee heer caalami Maxamed faarax muxuyadiin oo xalay maqribkii geeriyooday kadib markii wadnuhu istaagay.
Xiriirka kubada cagta Soomaaliya ayaa war saxaafadeed uu maanta oo Sabti ah soo saaray waxaa uu ku sheegay in Alle ha u naxariistee Maxamed Faarax uu shaqda garsoorka kusoo dhex jiray tan iyo sanadku...
