If you thought you had seen it all in African football leadership, then you have not met Somalia.Somali Football Federation was thrown into confusion on Wednesday when two different presidents were elected in rival election processes at two different venues.The Somali Football Federation’s president was chosen today in simultaneous elections held in Somalia. Which of Hassan Yabarow and Ali Abdi Mohamed, the two newly elected Presidents, would @FIFAcom, @CAF_Online accept as the legitimate leader? pic.twitter.com/Haxiezl5PY— Ahmed Gaashaan (@Ahgaashaan) February 22, 2023 Ali Abdi Mohamed who was the acting president for the past year was elected unopposed during a General Assembly held at Elite Hotel in Mogadishu while Hassan Yabarow was also elected president at the Jazeera Hotel in the parallel elections.The Electoral Committee of the Elections headed by Lawyer Isak Abdullahi Hassan declared Ali Abdi Mohamed as the new President after he was voted unopposed with all the 34 delegates present voting yes. 12 delegates did not attend the Elective Assembly.##NAJAVA_MECA_7041449##The SFF General Assembly had failed to take place in November last year and early this month. But after several meetings that included several government officials, the Assembly was given green light to take place on February 22nd, 2023.Mohamed has been serving as president in an acting capacity for the past year when he was installed to fill in the void left after members of the Somali Football Federation (SFF) have voted to dismiss former president Abdiqani Said Arab at an extraordinary congress following his suspension by the executive committee in December 2021 for breaking SFF statutes and corruption.Gor Mahia bolsters defense with signing of Rwandan InternationalCAF’s official website, CAFonline, had written about the election of Ali Abdi Mohamed but they have since deleted the piece, casting doubts on which of the two will be recognized by the continental body and the world governing body, FIFA, overall.
