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First Peace Cup Football Tournament Launched
ISSUE 118
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Headlines

- First Peace Cup Football Tournament Launched

- President Kagame Speaks In Seattle
- Somaliland Observers Describe South Africa’s Elections As Free And Fair

- Somaliland’s Recognition Will Bring Peace And Stability To The Horn

- Better Deal For Somalilanders

Health

- Health-Care Providers Organize Forum To Assist Somalian Mothers

International News

- U.S. Military Official Praises African Anti-Terror Efforts

- Djibouti Anger Over French Judge Murder Claim

- South African MPs Re-Elect Mbeki

- Somali Woman Murdered In London

- Man Killed In London Shooting

- Security Forces Capture 20 Somalians In Mugla

- Eastern, Central African Countries Tackle Issue Of Arms At Nairobi Conference

- The Siege Of Fallujah: Another Page In The West’s Long Running War With Islam

- From Hope To Helplessness

Peace Talks

- Rising Frustrations Could End Mbagathi Peace Process

People

- Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf’s First Defeat in the Court of Law

Editorial & Opinions

- South Africa’s Democracy & Its Implications for Somaliland

- Open Letter To Abdi I. Samatar

- A Response To Mr. Ali Gulaid

- What We Did Not Do Right


Best Player To be Sent For Training With Real Madrid

Hargeisa, April 24, 2004 (SL Times) – A football tournament involving 16 second division clubs from Somaliland was launched on April 6, 2004 in Hargeisa.

The teams were divided into 4 groups each made up of 4 clubs. The two winning teams from each group will play in a quarterfinal. Four teams will meet in the semifinal, and the final match is scheduled to take place on the 9th of May.

The month-long competition, dubbed as the First Peace Cup Football Tournament was organized by the Somaliland Football Association and funded by the UNDP.

The best tournament player will be sent for a 3-month training with the well-known Spanish club of Real Madrid.

A committee comprised of representatives of the Somaliland Football Association, Somaliland's Department of Sports, the UNDP, Sports reporters and the public will select the best player.
 


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