The various Sports in Djibouti are very popular. This country in East Africa is renowned for its sports. The most popular Sports in Djibouti are football and tennis. These games are followed with great interest by sports lovers from all over the country.
The famous Sports in Djibouti that have made the county proud are –
Football
This sport has been popularized by the Djibouti national football team. The team is nicknamed Riverains de la Mer Rouge, meaning Young Red Sea. The national football team is run by the Federation Djiboutienne de Football, which is the governing body of football in Djibouti. This organization was established in the year 1979.
One of the most well-liked Sports in Djibouti, football is mainly played in the Stade du Ville stadium. This is a multi-purpose stadium that can seat up to 10000 people.
The Djibouti Premier League, formed in the year 1987, is the highest division of football in the country. A number of teams from across the country compete in this football competition.
Following are the football players who have been nominated for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification -
- Guedi Booh Hassan (Goalkeeper)
- Abdi Feisal
- Ali Mawlid
- Guirreh Ayanleh
- Hussein Miguil Yassin
- Ibrahim Omar Mohamed
- Mohamed Mohamed
- Abdi Mohamed
- Akdiuahi Abdi Yassin
- Mahamood Omar
- Daher Mohamed
- Ahmed Daher
- Mohamed Abdirahman
- Hassan Elmi Said
- Salim Ibrahim Kadar
- Miad Charmare
- Yoonouf Abdourahman
- Ibrahim Younoof Moustapha
Tennis
The game of tennis in Djibouti has achieved international status very recently. It was in the year 1993 when the Djibouti Davis Cup team participated in this international tennis competition for the first time. The Federation Djiboutienne de Tennis controls the Djibouti Davis Cup team. It is the governing body for this sport in Djibouti.
The Federation Djiboutienne de Tennis is also a member of other international organizations such as -
- The International Tennis Federation, London of United Kingdom
- The African Tennis Confederation, Harare of Zimbabwe
Thus, these sports in Djibouti have given the country a reputation in the international arena of sports.
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