African legends bring hope to Somali football

Samuel Eto’o, Emmanuel Adebayor and Jay Jay Okocha all featured in a legends match in Mogadishu, which formed part of a Fifa-backed ‘peace tour’ [Getty Images] When the wider world thinks of Somalia, the first things that are most likely to come to mind are conflict and the pirates who have threatened ships around the Horn of Africa in recent years. Political instability has restricted the development of sport in the country and the men’s national football team, nicknamed the Ocean Stars, have not played competitively on home soil since 1986. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The game has historically united a…