RAW: Night basketball march in somalia hopes to keep the youth off terror groups

522 views · Published 19 March 2015 · 0:48 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: New China TV · 2015 · News & Politics

Watch on YouTube

The Somali Basketball Federation (SBF) believes engaging in sports has been an effective way of keeping the youth off abusing drugs, engaging in anti-social behavior and worst still, being recruited into terror groups.

Basketball has a special place in Somalia. Each of the 16 districts in Mogadishu has a basketball court even though most of them are dilapidated, having been destroyed during the civil war.

More from this channel