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Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah (footballer)
Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah (15 February 1961 to 24 March 2020) was a Somali footballer from Beledweyne. He played club football for Batroolka and for the Somali national team, later advised the Minister of Youth and Sports, and died of COVID-19 in a London hospital in March 2020.
Abdulkadir Mohamed FarahMohamed Farah (footballer) · Cabdulqaadir Maxamed Faarax
- Lived
- 1961-02-15 to 2020-03-24
- Known as one of
- Sport
- Places
- Beledweyne and Hiiraan
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
Who was he?
Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah was a Somali footballer, born in Beledweyne on 15 February 1961 (Wikipedia, Mohamed Farah (footballer)).
Career
He began playing at schoolboy level in 1976, then at regional level, and went on to play club football for Batroolka (Wikipedia). He also represented the Somali national team (same source). He later worked as an adviser to the Minister of Youth and Sports (same source).
Death
He died of COVID-19 in a London hospital on 24 March 2020 (Wikipedia).
In short
A Beledweyne-born national team footballer who later advised Somalia's sports ministry.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Mohamed Farah (footballer) · en.wikipedia.org
Abdulkadir Mohamed FarahMohamed Farah (footballer) · Cabdulqaadir Maxamed Faarax
- Lived
- 1961-02-15 to 2020-03-24
- Known as one of
- Sport
- Places
- Beledweyne and Hiiraan
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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