Mire Aware Stadium is a stadium in Garowe, the administrative capital of the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia.

History

In 1993, After Somali Minister of Youth and Sports,

Mire Aware Jama Mire Aware Jama (; ; 1930 — 1993) was a Somali politician and Military colonel, a key figure in 20th-century Somali politics, he was the president of the Somali Olympic Committee from 1979 to 1980. Serving as Colonel in the Somali Armed Fo ...

tragically lost his life in a car accident on the Garowe-Bosaso Highway. In honor of his legacy, the Garowe football stadium was subsequently named Mire Aware Stadium, boasting a capacity of 30,000 attendees. On January 15, 2023, the Mire Aware Stadium was closed due to a conflict between the two officials on its management. The disagreement involves a clash between the mayor of Garowe, Geeddi Ahmed Tuurre, and the chairman of the

Puntland Football Federation Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ...

, Mohamed Irro, as sourced by

Puntland Post ''Puntland Post'' is an online publication and weekly newspaper based in Garowe, the administrative capital of the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. History ''Puntland Post'' was established in 2001 by Somali expatriates in De ...

References

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