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Nepotism? Somali sports official suspended for 'favoring' untrained athlete

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A Somali sports official has been suspended over nepotism allegations and abuse of power after a video of an untrained Somalian athlete went viral.

According to CNN, Khadijo Aden Dahir, the chairlady of the Somali Athletics Federation was suspended on Wednesday, August 2, by Somali's Minister of Youth and Sports Mohamed Barre Mohamud.

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