Mire Aware Stadium

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| city = Garowe

| country = Puntland

| location = Garowe, Nugaal, Puntland

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| owner = Garowe District, Garowe City Council

| operator = Garowe Municipality

| surface = artificial turf

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| address = 9FWG+V5P Meeraysane RD

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| seating_capacity = 31,000|

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Mire Aware Stadium is a stadium in Garowe, the administrative capital of the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia.{{cite web |url=http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Nugal_wins_Puntland_football_tournament.shtml |title=Somalia: Nugal wins Puntland football tournament |date=2012-02-12 |accessdate=2012-02-13 |work=Garowe Online |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504000845/http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_Nugal_wins_Puntland_football_tournament.shtml |archivedate=2012-05-04 }}

History

In 1993, After Somali Minister of Youth and Sports, Mire Aware Jama 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, Mohamed Irro, as sourced by Puntland Post.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-01-28 |title=Garoowe: Garoonka kubadda Cagta Mire Awaare oo khilaaf u xirmay |url=https://puntlandpost.net/2023/01/28/garoowe-garoonka-kubadda-cagta-mire-awaare-oo-khilaaf-u-xirmay/ |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Puntland Post |language=en-US}}

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