Dignitaries from Somali national Olympic committee and transitional federal government took part in a very well organized farewell ceremony held for the Somali Under 17 football team which left for Sudan on Friday. The ceremony was held at the Sahafi International hotel in Mogadishu On Thursday. Authorities from the Somalia Football Federation, the national Olympic committee, government ministers, law makers, football fans and other guests participated in the ceremony which attracted the attention of many people, with the team including former child soldiers, street children and former shoe shiners after they were trained in football. The SFF President Said Mahmoud Nur who addressed the ceremony said that his federation had done all it can to encourage the young boys who have passed through difficult circumstances since they started the training in June.