Somali FA donates office equipment to Puntland State Branch

Puntland State minister for youth and Sports Mr. Abdirahman Sheik Ahmed 4th from right opens the new compound with Somali FA seniro vice president Ali Abdi Mohamed 5th from right.

Somali Football Federation [SFF] had donated complete office equipment to the football association in the Somali regional State of Puntland, which moved to a new office.

The renovation of the compound comes weeks after the newlyrecruited secretariat members for the office took part in a sports administration course held in the capital Mogadishu as part of the regional development strategy announced earlier by the by the Somali Football Federation president, Abdiqani Said Arab.

Government officials and SFF members attended a colorful ceremony which marked on the launching of the refurbished office on 5th of February 2016.

Director General of the Puntland ministry for youth and sport, Ahmed Abdalla, who first addressed at the ceremony, said that the fullyequipped compound implemented by the Somali Football Federation will help speed up the development of the game in the state.

Somali FA senior vice president, Ali Abdi Mohamed, commended Puntland’s minster for youth and sport for his commitment to the beautiful game. “Mr. Abdirahman

is the first ever football-loving minister in this state and with his cooperation we hope that we can develop more” SFF senior vice president, noted before welcoming Mr. Abdirahman Sheik Ahmed to the platform.

On his side, the minister for youth and sport of the Puntland State of Somalia Mr. Abdirahman Sheik Ahmed, said that the renovation and the enlargement of the office was a good step forward.

“I would like to thank Somali Football Federation for making this successful attempt possible” the minister said as he inaugurated the newly-redecorated offices of the football association in the Puntland State of Somalia.