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At the end of his historic two day  official trip to Somalia, FIFA senior manager for Africa development Mr. Zelkifli Ngoufonja announced a number of development projects to be implemented in Somalia.

Mr. Ngoufonja became the highest-ranking FIFA official to ever arrive in Somalia and his tour to the war-devastated country has been recognized by the SFF as ‘a significant’ step forward for the country’s football progression.

Before flying back to FIFA home on Friday, Mr. Zelkifli Ngoufonja and Somali FA president Abdiqani Said Arab held a joint press conference to update the media on the football development in the country and how FIFA was turning much attention to Somalia.

Somali Football Federation President Abdiqani Said Arab said that the reason for the arrival of the senior FIFA official was mainly to see the progress on the ground and study Somalia’s current needs,

He added that FIFA sent the official with the request from his federation which asked the world body to come and see what was going on in Somalia after years of bloody conflicts.

He said the visit was the first of its kind by a top-ranking FIFA official to the country in Somalia’s football history.

“Such a historic visit by our brother Zelkifli Ngoufonja to Somalia was very important for us at the moment, because he studied much about the development programs implemented so far and as well as the huge needs we currently have” SFF president told the media.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com