Four Somali players wounded in car accident in Tanzania

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At least four members of Somalia’s national football team were slightly wounded in a car accident in Tanzanian capital, Dar e Salem as they were coming back from a training base late on Monday.

The Ocean stars are now participating in the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) senior challenge cup which is taking place in Tanzania.

Somali Football Federation Secretary General Abdi Qani Said Arab told reporters that four of his best players including the captain Isse Abshir, goalkeeper Kamal Ali Omar and two defenders Yasin Ali Egal and Dahir Mohamed Muktar were hospitalized.

“Three others are shocked,” the secretary General told reporters.

He said that the two cars collided with the bus carrying the Somali team, as they were returning to their hotel in Dar e Salem after training.

Somalia arrived in Dar e Salem on Sunday and played their first match against Burundi which defeated Somalia by 2 goals to nothing and according to the fixtures they are due to clash Tanzania later on Tuesday.

Because of insecurity in the country the Somali seniors have been training in Djibouti for the past two months in preparations for the on going CECAFA tournament.

The U-23 are also training in Djibouti where they are preparing for the second leg of 2012 London Olympic games qualifying match against Sudan on December 18. The match will take place in the Sudanese city of Um Durman.