STORY: SOMALIA NATIONAL FOOTBALL

TEAM PREPARES FOR WORLD CUP

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DATELINE: 2015/09/01 MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOTLIST
1. Wide shot, members the Somalia National Football Team practicing
one touch passes
2. Med shot, members the Somalia National Football Team practicing
one touch passes
3. Close up, members the Somalia National Football Team practicing
one touch passes
4. Wide shot, members the Somalia National Football Team going
through endurance exercises
5. Med shot, members the Somalia National Football Team going
through endurance exercises
6. Wide shot, coach Livingstone Mbabazi observing the team as they go
through the endurance exercise
7. Med shot, coach Livingstone Mbabazi observing the team as they go
through the endurance exercise
8. Close up, coach Livingstone Mbabazi observing the team as they go
through the endurance exercise
9. Wide shot, members the Somalia National Football Team going
through endurance exercises
10.
Close up, members the Somalia National Football Team going
through endurance exercises
11.
Med shot, members the Somalia National Football Team going
through endurance exercises
12.
Wide shot, assistant coach James Magala conducting
goalkeeper drills
13.
Med shot, assistant coach James Magala conducting
goalkeeper drills
14.
Wide shot, assistant coach James Magala conducting
goalkeeper drills

15.

Close up, assistant coach James Magala kicking a penalty

16.
SOUNDBITE (English) Somalia assistant coach James
Magala,
There is no country willing to come here (Somalia). Thats
why we want to go to Ethiopia to have international friendly
games so that they can get the experience before Niger. I
think after those games, they will gain something before we
go to the game.
17.
Wide shot, members the Somalia National Football Team
working on there attack and defence
18.
Med shot, members the Somalia National Football Team
working on there attack and defence
19.
Close up, soccer balls
20.
Med shot, FIFA banner
21.
Med shot, Abdiqani Said Arab, the president of the Somali
Football Federation (SFF) speaking to FIFA officials
22.
Med shot, Abdiqani Said Arab, the president of the Somali
Football Federation (SFF) speaking to FIFA officials
23.
SOUNDBITE (Somali) president of the Somali Football
Federation (SFF) Abdiqani Said Arab, We have managed to
arrange for the team to go to Ethiopia where they will stay for one
month. This is to enable them adapt to the weather and the stadium
and get motivated as the players play in a place different from their
home as other national teams do. At that venue, they will stay for
one month and all those facilities. The Ethiopians have accepted
and we will face Niger God willing, on October 9; and the return leg
will be in Niamey on October 13.
24.
Wide shot, members the Somalia National Football Team
practicing one touch passes
25.
Med shot, members the Somalia National Football Team
practicing one touch passes
26.
Close up, members the Somalia National Football Team
practicing one touch passes
27.
Med shot, coach Livingstone Mbabazi observing the team as
they go through the endurance exercise
28.
SOUNDBITE (Somali) Somalia National Team Captain
Hassan Ali Roble Babay: We want to bring back something to
make the people happy. If we win, it will be for us as Somalia. We
will get a name, dignity and we need to beat Niger, Cameroon and
make history and play in the qualifiers.
29.
Wide shot, members the Somalia National Football Team
walking off the pitch for a water break

SCRIPT
MOGADISHU - Somalias national soccer team has began
preparations ahead of their game with Niger in the round one for the
2018 World Cup qualifiers in Russia.
On September 9, the Ocean Stars will shift their training camp to
Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for one month, in preparation for the
first round game against the Nigers Menas on October 9.
The winner in the two-leg tie between Niger and Somalia, will
advance to round two and face Cameroons Indomitable Lions.
The Somali Football Federation (SFF) hired Ugandan coaches
Livingstone Mbabazi and his assistant James Magala to facilitate the
training.
James Magala, the assistant national team coach said camping in
Ethiopia will enable the national team to play a number of friendly
matches with Ethiopian clubs and the Ethiopian national team.
Magala said, There is no country willing to come here (Somalia).
Thats why we want to go to Ethiopia to have international friendly
games so that they can get the experience before Niger. I think after
those games, they will gain something before we go to the game.
Abdiqani Said Arab, the President of the Somali Football Federation
(SFF) hopes to woo foreign-based players of Somali descent playing
in soccer leagues of Netherlands, England, Germany, Turkey and
Kuwait.

According to Abdiqani, moving the training camp to Addis Ababa

one month in advance will enable players adapt to the weather
conditions.
Abdiqani said, We have managed to arrange for the team to go to
Ethiopia where they will stay for one month. This is to enable them
adapt to the weather and the stadium and get motivated as the
players play in a place different from their home as other national
teams do. At that venue they will stay for one month and all those
facilities. The Ethiopians have accepted and we will face Niger godwilling, on October 9; and the return leg will be in Niamey on
October 13.
Hassan Ali Roble Babay, the Somalia national team captain said
the team is training hard in order to win the game and qualify for
round two.
We want to bring back something to make the people happy. If we
win, it will be for us as Somalia. We will get a name, dignity and we
need to beat Niger, Cameroon and make history and play in the
qualifiers, said Hassan
. ENDS