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Somali teens enjoy inaugural league through FIFA support
- Updated: September 17, 2016
Somalia has officially inaugurated the first ever football league for children under the age of 15, following a FIFA assistance program targeted at providing enhanced opportunities for young players.
Football has taken a back seat in recent decades due to civil war in the north-east African nation, but now a concerted development focus featuring the Somalia Football Federation (SFF) and FIFA is changing all that.
The overall scope of the FIFA support includes equipment for 10 teams of 20 players (bibs, shirts, shorts, shin guards, socks, boots and goalkeeping equipment); balls; USD $50,000; plus Youth and Refereeing coaching courses, each of which include USD $5,000 in …
