CECAFA lauds for football progress in Somalia

The council of East and Central

Africa Football Associations [CECAFA] is very much pleased with the football progress, after the country started to put its football matches live on TV screens for the first time in history.

Congratulations again to SFF for all the timely positive things you are doing in your country. We want to see a changed Somalia and more programs for our youth in our beautiful country.

CECAFA Secretary General, Nicholas Musonye

CECAFA Secretary General, Nicholas Musonye, wrote to Somali Football Federation president, Abdiqani Said Arab, to congratulate him on the successful approach in the country.

“Congratulations again to SFF for all the timely positive things you are doing in your country. We want to see a changed Somalia and more programs for our youth in our beautiful country” Secretary General, Nicholas Musonye, said in his congratulatory letter to Somali FA boss.

“CECAFA stands with you always in all your efforts. The LIVE coverage is the beginning of greater things in your country, congratulations again” the regional Africa football boss mentioned in his letter.

The final match of the 2015 edition of the General Da’ud cup was broadcasted live on the Somali National Television and was facilitated by the privatelyowned production company [Horn Connect].

The Somali military team [Horseed] lifted the trophy after beating their Somali police-owned Heegan FC rivals by 2-1 in the final match. Tens of thousands of spectators including key government officials were watching the match.