Farah Weheliye Addo
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Farah Weheliye Addo also known as Sindiko (born 1935 or 1940, died November 19, 2008), was a prominent Somali
sports administrator.
clan. He spent many years in a leadership role in international sports. A former referee, he would later become chairman of the Somalian Football Association
, the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations, and of the Somalian Olympic Committee. Farah was also a former first vice-president of the African Football Confederation
(CAF) and an Honorary Member of the organisation.
Addo died on Wednesday November 19, 2008 in Egypt
, at the age of 73.
Somali people
Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
sports administrator.
Biography
Addo hailed from the Harti AbgaalAbgaal
Abgaal is a Somali clan, and part of the major Hawiye clan. Its members live in the Shabeellaha Dhexe, Galguduud, Banaadir, Mudug, Lower Shebelle, Middle Juba, and Jubbada Hoose regions of Central and southern Somalia...
clan. He spent many years in a leadership role in international sports. A former referee, he would later become chairman of the Somalian Football Association
Somali Football Federation
The Somali Football Federation was founded in 1960. In that same year, the SFF became a FIFA member and has been affiliated with the organization ever since. In 1975, it joined the Confederation of African Football , an administrative body it is still likewise a member of. It is also a part of the...
, the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations, and of the Somalian Olympic Committee. Farah was also a former first vice-president of the African Football Confederation
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
(CAF) and an Honorary Member of the organisation.
Addo died on Wednesday November 19, 2008 in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, at the age of 73.