First round of ‘support the peace’ soccer tourney ends in Somalia
The first phase of a 10-day long futsal for peace tournament which is meant to encourage the stabilization ofSomalia’s lawless capital and create friendship among the war-weary Somali youths has successfully concluded here in Mogadishu on Saturday afternoon. The competition which gathered young boys from 6 districts in the war-devastated capital Mogadishu is being financed by the Somali Youth [...]
Bin Hammam pulls out of FIFA race
Nairobi (Alshahid)-Qatar’s Mohamed bin Hammam ended his campaign to oust Sepp Blatter from the FIFA presidency Sunday, just hours before facing the ethics committee of football’s world governing body over bribery allegations. Bin Hammam, 61, who launched his campaign on an anti-corruption platform and waged a bitter war of words with the long-serving Blatter, said [...]
Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion Wanjiru dies after fall
Nyahururu Kenya (Alshahid) -Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru has died after apparently falling from the top floor of his home in Nyahururu, central Kenya. According to the police, the 2008 Beijing Olympic champion died from injuries sustained after jumping from top floor of his home in Nyahururu town at about 1am local time. National police [...]
Somalia: Mogadishu basketball squad in Nairobi for Inter-City tournament
Mogadishu (Alshahid) – Somalia’s women basketball squad is in Kenya for an inter-City competition. Earlier a farewell party for Mogadishu’s women basketball squad, who are to participate in the Inter-City basketball competition in Nairobi, was held in Mogadishu. The occasion which was organized by the Banadir administration was attended by the Prime Minister of [...]
Mo Farah to relocate to America to give himself best possible shot at Olympics medals
Telegraph (London)- The 26 year-old is moving to Portland, Oregon, with the blessing of UK Athletics to be coached full-time by Alberto Salazar, the American long-distance guru who has helped transform the fortunes of US endurance running on the global stage in the last decade. “Alan Storey has helped me so much,” said Farah. “I [...]
Somalia Football Activities praised by CECAFA Secretary General
Nairobi (Alshahid) -With rising football activities in war-torn Somalia, Secretary General of the Council of East and Central African Football Association (CECAFA) Nicholas Musonye commended the on- going football development in Somalia. In a letter sent to Somali Football Federation on Thursday, Mr. Nicholas Musonye said that he appreciated the daily updates of football activities [...]
Kenya’s Mariga, Eto’o score in Inter victory
Milan (Alshahid) -Samuel Eto’o scored twice and Kenya’s McDonald Mariga scored the third on Wednesday as Inter Milan defeated Genoa 3-2 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup. The goals took Eto’o tally to 21 goals in all competitions so far this season. Eto’o gave Inter a 2-0 halftime lead. After the break, [...]
Somali and Sudan honoured in Dubai sports achievers
Dubai (Alshahid) – Somalia athletics coach Jama Mahmoud Aden and Sudan’s Athletic Federation have stole the limelight in the prize-giving ceremony of the second edition of the Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award. The ceremony was held at the Buruj Khalifa and attended by Shaikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, [...]
Young football players face prosecution by Al-Shabaab militia
Garowe (Alshahid) -The town of Gorowe which is the capital of Puntland Region of Somalia is currently hosting a football tournament between 15 regions of the war ravaged nation of Somalia. Among the participating teams, is the team from Hiiraan Region which is part of the vast territory in southern Somalia currently under the control [...]
Kenyan Rudisha named World Athlete of the Year
IAAF (Alshahid) -The Kenyan 800-meter runner David Rudisha and the Croatian high jumper Blanka Vlasic have won the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Athlete of the Year awards. The 21-year-old Rudisha became the youngest athlete to win the award after breaking Wilson Kipketer’s 13-year-old world record twice within eight days in August. Rudisha [...]