SFF delegation attends FIFA Forward program workshop in Djibouti

Ahigh profile delegation led by the presient of Somali Football Federation, Abdiqani Said Arab attended a FIFA forward program workshop held in the neighboruidng cuntry of Djibouti.

The FIFA forward program workshop which continued from 17-18 December 2016 was attended by Somali Football Federation president, Abdiqani Said Arab, General Secretary Hassan Mohamed Mahmoud and finance manager, Fahmo Kulle Ali along with their counterparts from CECCA Member Associations.

The workshop was aimed at briefing Member Associations on the most important principles in the FIFA Forward program and how to manage the funds they receive from FIFA in the most appropriate way to avoid from financial misconducts which can result in FIFA cutting their funds as occurred in many FIFAmember associations.

FIFA’s financial assistance to its member associations to accelerate football development in the world has increase to 1,250,000 USD per year. This means that every federation will earn 5 million USD in every four years.

As shown in the financial assistance plan every FIFA-member association gets access to 500,000 USD per year to cover running costs and other financial needs and as well as 750,000 USD for football projects including construction of soccer facilities and other complexes as planned by member FAs and approved by FIFA. This was the first such event organized by FIFA for CECAFA region and hosted in Djibouti.

President of Djiboutian Football Federation, Souleiman Hassan Waberi said that it was an honor for his country and his federation that FIFA forward program workshop for the region took place in his country.