Candidate for President · Somali Football Federation · 2027

Rebuild Somali Football.

From grassroots to greatness.

A credible plan for an open, accountable federation and a fair football opportunity for every region, club and talent.

Xiriir Furan.Fursad Siman.
Deeq Afrika campaign portrait
Deeq M AfrikaCandidate for President · Somali Football Federation

The choice

The talent is here. The opportunity must reach everyone.

Somali football has passion, pride and potential. What it needs now is stronger institutions, a national pathway and a federation that serves the whole game, not a narrow circle.

This campaign is about turning belief into structure, and structure into progress.

Why I am running

Football deserves leadership that understands the pitch and the boardroom.

I have lived the game as a youth player in Europe, a Somalia international and a club executive. I also know what it takes to build organisations, teams and opportunity. I am running to bring those worlds together in service of Somali football.

“Somali football has heard enough speeches. Now it needs delivery.”
About
Deeq Afrika with a young footballer and a youth teamClub executive & investor

From player to builder

A life shaped by football. A record of building beyond it.

The perspective behind Vision 2034 comes from seeing the game at every level and understanding what sustainable delivery requires.

Ajax youth football team posing on the pitch
01

Ajax youth player

Early development in a European football environment

Somalia national players lined up at the stadium
02

Somalia international

Represented the national team

Deeq Afrika at the Somali Football Federation
03

Club executive & investor

Executive leadership at Jeenyo FC

Deeq Afrika taking part in an award presentation
04

Entrepreneur

Experience building organisations and teams

Somalia players gathered in a team huddle

Vision 2034

Rebuild Somali Football, from grassroots to greatness.

One term of delivery to establish clean governance, a truly national competition pathway, regional development and the football infrastructure the next generation deserves.

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Campaign priorities

Four commitments. One national game.

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01

Reform the Federation

Published audits, clear decisions, member accountability and professional administration.

02

Develop the Game

Grassroots pathways, stronger clubs, coaches, referees and women’s football.

03

Unite Somali Football

Competitions and investment that reach regions and communities across the country.

04

Professionalise the Future

Commercial growth, technical centres, digital systems and stronger national teams.

Xiriir Furan

An open federation earns trust.

Members should see how decisions are made, how money is used and whether promises are being delivered. Openness is the starting point for credibility.

  • Published annual audits
  • A live project ledger
  • Clear member communication
  • An annual public scorecard

Fursad Siman

Opportunity cannot depend on your postcode, gender or connections.

The national game grows when the door is open to every player, coach, referee, club and community from Mogadishu to every Federal Member State and across the diaspora.

RegionsYouthWomenPlayersCoachesRefereesClubsDiaspora

A national football pathway

Every talent should know the next step.

Vision 2034 connects local participation to elite football through one visible, national development pathway.

Young players training at grassroots level
01Grassroots
A football academy training session
02Academy
Young players representing regional football
03Regional football
Players competing in club football
04Club football
An elite player in a high-performance training session
05Elite development
National team players walking onto the pitch
06National teams

The flagship initiative

Regional Technical Centres

A standardised, self-contained football ecosystem in every Federal Member State—built around elite surfaces, education, residency and year-round local use.

Concept masterplan for a proposed regional technical centreProposed concept · Vision 2034
105 × 68m

11-a-side pitch

Elite natural grass

40 × 20m

Covered futsal

All-weather court

37 × 28m

Beach football

Dedicated sand court

44 beds

Residency

12 rooms for camps

6 + 2

Learning spaces

Classrooms and event rooms

Year-round

Sustainable use

Solar, changing rooms and canteen

U8

The U8 anchor model

Each centre would be allocated to two qualified local clubs or elite academies committed to structured, audited youth programmes from Under-8—ensuring the facilities are used and the pathway begins locally.

From the campaign

The work behind the vision.

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Vision 2034

The Road to 2034 Starts in Our Regions

Regional Technical Centres are a flagship initiative of my Vision 2034: permanent football development campuses in every Federal Member State, connecting local talent to a national system.

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Xiriir Furan.Fursad Siman.

An open federation. A fair chance.

Together, we can build the structures that turn Somali football’s potential into lasting progress.