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Somaliland cans female football tournament as un-Islamic

Somaliland cans female football tournament as un-Islamic

MOHAMMED OMER  SOMALIA’S breakaway region of Somaliland has cancelled its first women's football tournament as it fell foul of Islamic values, sparking outrage among women's rights groups. The Somaliland Women's Football Tournament, featuring six female teams representing Somaliland's six divisions, was expected to begin on Thursday in the capital Hargeisa. But Abdirashid Aidid, director of sports at the ministry of youth and sports, said authorities had opted to can the seven-day event as it was un-Islamic. "We cancelled it because it is not in line with Islamic values and norms," Aidid told a news conference. "After public anger, including from…
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