Somalia has benefited from high level handball coaching course held in Oman and Qatar where the country was represented by one of the well-experienced Somali handball coaches Mohamed Abdullahi Ali who successfully completed the two phases of the course. The first phase of the coaching course was held in Qatar from 12 - 19 May 2011, while the second phase continued in Oman from 05- - 12 July 2011. The course was held for more than 40 African and Asian nations specially the Arab League member nations. Somali Handball Federation Secretary General Nur Maye Osman told the media that the Somali coach was one of the top most participants at the course and was awarded with the highest IHF level certificate.