First live match in Somalia
For the first time in Somalia’s football history, the first football match in the country will be watched live this week.
All arrangements have been made for the final match of the 2015 edition ofGeneral Da’ud cup, which will be broadcasted live on the Somali National
Television [SNTV].
In the final match, Somali military club [Horseed] will take on their rivals of Somali police Football Club [Heegan FC].
Somali Football Federation president, Abdiqani Said Arab, described the first time live coverage as ‘another great step’ taken forward by the SFF
which is now recovering from decades-long unrest and lawlessness.
“This will be a test, but if we are successful in this endeavour, we will try to get our matches go live in the months to come” president Abdiqani
Said Arab, explained.
The president noted that the live coverage will be implemented by the Somali Football federation with the help from the National Television and
the facilitation from Horn Connect.
“We express our gratitude to the State Television and the privately-owned Horn Connect for helping our dreams come true. We hope to develop our
cooperation with these two organizations” SFF president, Abdiqani Said Arab, noted in press statementon Wednesday.
General Da’ud Cup is the second most watched sporting event in Somalia and it is held every year in the remembrance of the founder of Somalia’s Armed Forces, General Da’ud Abdulle Hersi.
The late General Da’ud was born in 1924 in the village of Mareeg south east of the country. He died in 1965, but Somali Football Federation has
been organizing the annual football event since 1972.