Kenya exports a variety of goods to the neighboring Somalia.Some of the goods Kenya sends to Somalia include tobacco, pharmaceutical products, soaps and lubricants among others.Besides the goods and services, Kenya has in the recent past been exporting football talents to the Somalian Premier League even though the competition is not as famous as compared to the local one and other neighboring East African countries.##NAJAVA_MECA_6946249##Among those who moved to Somalia last year include former national U20 team forward Abraham Dawo and national U23 team trialist Alex Onchwari. The two youthful players signed with Horseed FC in September last year, hardly a month to the conclusion of the season.Dawo says taking the risk of moving to a country that is largely known for the wrong reasons is one of the best decisions he has ever made in his football career.Gor Mahia lodge formal protest over ‘violent’ elbow on defender Geoffrey OchiengThe youthful forward whose desperate search for breakthrough landed him in Somalia disclosed that he had not witnessed any form of terror attack or a case of insecurity since relocating to Mogadishu.The former Administration Police FC player revealed that the Horseed fraternity afforded them a warm welcome and the outfit, has been fulfilling its obligations on time, thus making his stay comfortable.“We are treated in a professional way here contrary to what many think. We are paid well and on time and do access the gym, clean water, food and accommodation without strain. I haven’t experienced any form of attack or insecurity from the time I set foot here. There is a notion that Somalia is unsafe and the local community is hostile to visitors but I can confirm that I feel at home here,” he said.Swedish second-tier side Norrby IF snap up Henry Meja on loan from AIKWhen asked on the difference in quality between the Kenyan league to that of Somalia, the former Mombasa Elite striker admitted that Nairobi was head and shoulders above the former.He however noted that the Somalian clubs were better managed and player welfare was taken seriously.Eliud Kipchoge’s marathon world record ratified“The Kenyan league and the second tier are far much better but you can see the Somalian federation is doing something to improve the standards. They are however better than us when it comes to player welfare and managing their clubs. Their football is on the rise, their national U17 team is a good case study,” he stated.The former South B All Stars player who played four matches for Horseed last year believes that he will be among the best scorers in the new season. His deal with the club is set to expire in August next year.
