The Somali Football Federation has announced the death of Somali Legend Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah after suffering from Coronavirus.
Farah passed away at a Northwest London hospital on Tuesday after testing positive to the deadly virus last week.
He was acting as an advisor to the Minister of Youth and sport in Somalia.
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Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah background
Born on 15 February 1961, Farah was born in the city of Beledweyne, about 342 kilometers north of the capital Mogadishu.
His football career dates back to 1976 when he first appeared in the national schools' football tournament.
He got promoted to a regional level representing his home Hiiraan region in the 1979 regional football tournament.
The regional tournament became a platform for him to showcase his talent and from there he was recruited by Batroolka Football Club where he had an illustrious playing career until late 1980s.
It is worth mentioning that, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.
More cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease Covid-19, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran.
Transmission of virus between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.
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