{"id":10901,"date":"2026-05-01T04:43:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T04:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.onkodradio.com\/?p=40"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:00:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:00:50","slug":"somalias-football-chief-joins-african-leaders-at-fifa-pre-congress-strategic-meeting-in-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onkodradio.staging.ileysinc.com\/en\/somalias-football-chief-joins-african-leaders-at-fifa-pre-congress-strategic-meeting-in-vancouver\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia\u2019s Football Chief Joins African Leaders at FIFA Pre-Congress Strategic Meeting in Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"319\">The president of the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Somali Football Federation<\/span><\/span> and vice president of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">CECAFA<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ali Abdi Mohamed<\/span><\/span>, was among African football leaders who attended a strategic meeting in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Vancouver<\/span><\/span> ahead of the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">76th FIFA Congress<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"535\">The meeting was co-chaired by <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Patrice Motsepe<\/span><\/span>, head of the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Confederation of African Football<\/span><\/span>, and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Gianni Infantino<\/span><\/span>, president of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">FIFA<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"683\">Participants discussed improving infrastructure, strengthening governance and expanding growth opportunities across African football associations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"806\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The meeting brought together representatives from 54 national associations as part of preparations for the FIFA Congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The president of the Somali Football Federation and vice president of CECAFA, Ali Abdi Mohamed, was among African football leaders who attended a strategic meeting in Vancouver ahead of the 76th FIFA Congress. 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