THE Somali Football Federation (SFF) has denied knowledge of the recent public announcement by Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Sam Nyamweya that the forthcoming Cecafa senior Challenge Cup will be played under a theme ‘peace for Somalia’.

Somali FA Secretary General Abdi Qani Said Arab said in a press statement seen by Times sport on Wednesday that their Federation was not aware of the arrangements and therefore distanced themselves from such details.

"It came to us as a surprise when we heard in the media, the FKF president Sam Nyamweya announcing a decision of football for peace meeting on Somalia and what he described as ‘peace for Somalia’ theme for the 2013 Cecafa senior challenge cup -that is something which doesn’t concern Somalia and it is confined to the man who said it in the media,” explained Abdi Qani Said Arab.

Abdi Qani is also a member of Cecafa Executive committee and the chairperson of Challenge Cup organising committee.

His statement further said that whoever was concerned about helping peace in Somalia through football could directly contact Somali Football Federation which is the right body to organise or announce peace initiatives through football.

The statement said that Somali Football Federation considers the FKF president’s announcement as ‘unwanted propaganda’ which has nothing to do with Somali football Federation and the entire people of Somalia.