SFF executive committee member and competitions
department chief Ali Abdi Mohamed (Ali Shine) who made the announcement said
that the SFF was giving more priority to the stars tournament since they are
hunting the last selection of national team members from the competition which
is due to kick off in Mogadishu by the end of the month.
"The players who will take part in the stars tournament
are those who were shortlisted from our national division A and division B leagues
by the SFF technical department which will then select the future national team
members from the competition” Mr. Ali Abdi Mohamed told the media on Saturday.
He explained that the over hundred shortlisted players
were divided into 6 teams sponsored by hotels and other companies which they
will play by their names as kind of making advertisements for their businesses.
"This is the start of an initiative that we are going to
teach the business companies present their advertisements through the beautiful
game which is capable of easily making their businesses well known around the
world” SFF executive committee member Ali Abdi Mohamed noted.
He said the hotels include: Global Hotel, City Palace
hotel, Jazeera Palace hotel, Singjet, Nation Link Telecom and the Lido Sea Food
restaurant, an international class restaurant at the Lido beach resort of
Mogadishu which has in the past been well known for hosting SFF meetings.
For his part Somali Football Federation Secretary General
Abdi Qani Said Arab told the media that the arrangement of football stars tournament
was part of the national team early preparations for the near future
international, regional or continental competitions.
"The early preparations will help us get talented players
with high quality conditions—The SFF will draw special training programs for
the latest selected players after the starts tournament has ended” Secretary
General Abdi Qani Said Arab emphasised adding that national technical director
Awil Ismail Mohamed and members of his department will be responsible for
fulfilling the program.
He indicated that Somali Football Federation intends to
spend all possible efforts in the team in a bid to have physically strong
players with high tactics.
Somali Football Federation Media Department
Email:somalifootballmedia@gmail.com