Farah Weheliye Addo ( so, Faarax Wehliye Caddoow, ar, فرح ادو), also known as Sindiko (born 1935 or 1940, died November 19, 2008), was a prominent Somali

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administrator.

Biography

Addo hailed from the

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Abgaal clan. He spent many years in a leadership role in international sports. A former referee, he would later become chairman of the Somali Football Association, the

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, and of the Somali Olympic Committee. Farah was also a former first vice-president of the African Football Confederation (CAF) and an Honorary Member of the organisation. Addo died on Wednesday November 19, 2008 in

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, at the age of 73.

References

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