Somali Football Federation | Activity Magazine
YOUTH COACHES IN SOMALIA TRAINED AT A FIFA COURSE Somali Football Federation in collaboration with FIFA successfully organized a five-day high level training course for youth coaches in the country. The course which was held in the capital Mogadishu from 2-6 October 2016 gathered some 27 coaches and was conducted by FIFA expert, Ulric Mathiot [Seychelles].
concentration and commitment during the course. “Youth football courses and grassroots programs are very indispensable for FIFA and that is why FIFA gives much priority to such courses. This is a new era in your football and I am hopeful that you will play a big role in developing football in your generation” the FIFA instructor told participants of the course.
On the behalf of FIFA, the instructor who addressed at the closing ceremony of the training course first thanked Somali Football Federation for the organization of the successful course. He also thanked the participants for their
Somali football federation president, Abdiqani Said Arab, started his closing speech with sending a big thank you to FIFA. “On behalf of the entire football family in Somalia, I would like to thank FIFA for the quick acceptance to
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our request when we asked them to hold this course for us. FIFA always gives us a particular consideration knowing the situation under which we work” SFF president said. He then went on to say “I also want to thank our brother Ulric Mathiot who has a remarkable history in Somalia. Since Somalia descended into violence and lawlessness in 1991, Ulric Mathiot became the first coaching expert who accepted to come to Somalia to pass his knowledge to our coaches and that is why we have a big respect for him and he has memory in our minds” the Somali FA president explained.
