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Heegan are 2015 Somali champions
The Somali Police-owned sports club, Heegan FC, is the 2014- 2015 champions of Somalia’s Nation Link Telecom Championship. Heegan have confirmed their league title on 1st of June 2015, when their ‘would be’ contenders, Jeenyo United lost hopes after they were handed a 2-1 defeat by Banadir Sports Club.
With that result, Heegan celebrated their league title of the country’s most populous sporting event despite still having two matches to spare from that day. The Old club finished the league with 36 points from 18 matches, while the former champions, Banadir Sports Club, finished 2nd place with 35 points. The Once strong club, Elman FC, who mostly represented Somalia in CECAFA Club championship in recent years, now finished in the 5th place with 29 points. The 2014-2015 football league in Somalia, was more competitive than previous competitions, as league teams made harder preparations with the number of foreign football players arriving in the country increased rapidly in comparison with the 2013-2014 league which only saw Banadir Sports Club transferring four foreign players.
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Most of foreign players in Somalia are from East Africa, but there are some who came from as far as Nigeria.
The Nation Link Telecom Championship, which was expanded from 8 to 10 clubs, had attracted a total of 21 foreign football professionals in the last season. Below are the names of the players, their respected countries and the teams they played for. (Nigeria), Mohamed Zubairu (Nigeria), Justus namai anene (Kenya) and Gentle Frank Harry (Nigeria) GAADIIDKA FC: Lehman Meheso Mwenza (Kenya), Nnorom Ikechukwu james (Nigeria), Gogo godfry naibia (Kenya) and Odilli Gerald okwudii (Nigeria)
ELMAN FC: Elungat Martin, (Uganda), Ntaabazi Mubiru Eddie (Uganda), Mugsha Ivan (Uganda) and Ibrahim Omer wakili (Nigeria)
DEKEDDA FC: Zubeir Yossuf Oduori (Kenya), Chibueze Christian Simon (Nigeria), Michael Juma (Kenya) and Okoro Mattias Ogbokiri (Nigeria) BANADIR SPORTS CLUB: Marcel Odhambo Oyugi (Kenya), Thomas Mwancu Cuihobi (Kenya), Mustapha .I. Maxwell (Nigeria) and Kinene Kafunayo Imam (Uganda). SAHAFI FC: Ambrose Mumo Kulatai (Kenya)
