The Mayor of Mogadishu hosted the victorious Somalia U17 national football team to dinner on Thursday night.
Mayor Yusuf Madale, who also serves as the Governor of Benadir Regional Administration (BRA), hosted the U17 Ocean Stars.
Madale was in the company of senior officials from the Mogadishu regional administration.
The Mayor expressed gratitude to the young lads for emerging victorious in the recent Council of East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) U17 finals.
They beat South Sudan 3-1 in the finals.
Consequently, the team created history by becoming the first team from Somalia to reach and win the finals of a major championship.
They also qualified for the AFCON U17 championships scheduled for Algeria next year.