The President of the transitional federal government (TFG) of Somalia Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed has on Sunday inaugurated a ten-day football tournament for teenagers representing the 16 districts that make of the Banaadir region where Somalia’s lawless capital Mogadishu is located. According to Somali Football Federation president Said Mahmoud Nur [...]
By Elizabeth Hudson Monday, May 23, 2011 Great Britain wheelchair basketball player Abdi Jama admits that the sport has saved him from going down a potentially dangerous path. The 28-year-old was born in Somalia but moved to Toxteth in Liverpool, when he was six. One of 32 children – his father had five wives [...]
This is Abdifatah Dhuhulow. His story is an exceptional one. In 1991, Dhuhulow was living with his family in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, when civil war broke out. While trying to escape the city on a lorry, the family came under fire. Dhuhulow was shot in the ankle and fell off the lorry, and his [...]
Friday 14, Jan 2011 The young Abdisalaam Ibrahim from Manchester City has gone to Scunthorpe United on a one month loan. Scunthorpe United guaranteed first team games for the young Somali born who plays for the Norwegian national team. His first game could be tomorrow, away at Leeds United. If you live in Leeds, go out and support/show some [...]
After losing their opening Asian Cup match 2-0 to Uzbekistan, hosts Qatar needed to find a lifeline to remain in the tournament. And they found one, in the form of striker Yusef Ahmed, who scored two brilliant goals to lead his side to an important victory over China. Ahmed, only 22 years old, scored both his [...]
As salamu aliakum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu Your brothers and sisters in Bristol are in need of your aid. By the grace of Allah subhanaah wa ta’aala Bristol has been blessed with a Masjid, a Quran School and most recently a Bookstore and Dawah Centre. The Masjid has been the centre of the community for years and [...]
Young and talented Liibaan Xasan, an upcoming Somali Tennis Player in the junior boy’s section has been in the limelight with his consistent performances in British Lawn Tennis Tournaments. He did everyone proud by winning the Boys under-18 singles titles in the 2010 Alderbrook Lawn Tennis Club Tournament on 17th July. Liibaan, a six form [...]
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The Somalia National U-17 Squad has defeated Qatar’s Al-Shahania FC by two goals to nothing in a friendly match which took place at the club’s own stadium in Doha on Monday evening The hotly-contested game was refereed by a Qatari referee appointed by the Qatari football federation and the Somali team was having the upper [...]
A Day in my Life One of Qaraabo Magazine’s aims & Objectives is to create and promote harmony and brotherhood among the Somali people. First thing that needs to be done is to identify the barriers to harmony and brotherhood. One of the many obstacles so far identified is the fact that many Somali youth, [...]
NORMAN, Okla. — Abdul Ahmed is not your average, everyday OU freshman. Stand next to the 6-foot-10 19-year-old and that quickly becomes obvious. Listen to him speak and his thick accent makes it even more apparent. Ahmed, who goes by the first name “Abdi,” hails from London, England, and is the first OU men’s basketball player from [...]
The Somali Football Federation (SFF) and the country’s main Students’ Union on Sunday held a huge ceremony to mark the conclusion of the recently-ended Primary and Intermediate Somali schools football tournament. During the ceremony, the trophy was presented to the Captain and the winners at the Jaber Bin Hayan School, while certificates, football equipment and [...]
The Seattle Somali community is hosting Somali-American soccer clubs from around the country this week in a soccer tournament. The tournament runs through Sunday August 8 at Highline Memorial Field in Burien. See highlights from the first matches over the weekend in the video above from SomTV.org, Share on Facebook
