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Football Match Held in Mogadishu to Honor Former Mayor

A football match was held in Mogadishu to honor a former Mayor who died while in office a few years ago.

The match took place on Monday, August 1.

Organizers held it in honor of Engineer Abdirahman Omar Yarisow, a former Mayor of Mogadishu.

Mayor Yarisow succumbed to injuries sustained during a terrorist attack in his office in 2019.

Senior officials from the federal and regional governments attended the football match held in his honor.