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FIFA launches Somali’s first domestic youth league to help develop the sport

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For decades football has taken a back seat due to civil unrest in Somalia.

Football’s world governing body, FIFA is hoping to change that through its youth development program. On Thursday, the FIFA youth league was launched in the country and it attracted hundreds of youngsters from schools within Mogadishu.

CCTV’s Abdulaziz Billow attended the opening ceremony and has this report.

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