# Hussein-Hoog Basketball Stadium Fundraiser Nets Nearly $100,000

> Somaliland Sun reported on 2015-07-28 that nearly $100,000 was raised at a government-led fundraiser in Hargeisa. Construction status since 2015 is unknown.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 1 October 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Business and Costs
- Tags: procurement, underbidding
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/hussein-hoog-basketball-stadium-fundraiser-nearly-100000

## Key points

- On 28 July 2015, Somaliland Sun reported that nearly $100,000 had been raised at a government-led fundraiser for a new basketball stadium in Hargeisa.
- The report did not establish what has happened to the project or the funds since 2015.

On 28 July 2015, Somaliland Sun reported that nearly $100,000 had been raised for the construction of a new basketball stadium at a government-led fundraising event held at Maansoor Hotel in Hargeisa.

The report did not state the exact amount raised, nor whether any of the funds were actually received, banked or disbursed. It also did not identify which government body led the event.

According to Somaliland Sun, the stadium is the brainchild of former basketball player Hussein Mohamed Hore, known as Hussein-Hoog, and will be named after him upon completion. The report does not state a total project cost, a construction start date, a completion date or a timeline.

Deputy Minister for Sports and Youth Yusuf Osman Garas stated that the Sports Ministry had added $10,000 to its upcoming year budget plan, Somaliland Sun reported. The report does not say whether that allocation was approved, disbursed or spent.

The same report said Garas called on businessmen and the public to donate to the stadium and described the ministry as committed to developing the country's sporting activities.

Somaliland Sun reported that opposition UCID presidential candidate Jamal Ali Hussein spoke at the event and welcomed the fundraising project. The report also listed attendees including Foreign Minister Mohamed Bihi Yonis, Finance Minister Samsam Abdi Adam, Rehabilitation Minister Ali Saed Raygal, Deputy Sports Minister Yusuf Osman Garas and Deputy Information Minister Abdiwahid, along with parliamentarians, diaspora members, businessmen, basketball players and civil society members.

At the time of publication, the report characterised the stadium as not yet built and the fundraiser as an initial step. The report does not establish what has happened to the project or the funds since 2015.

## Questions

### What was the Hussein-Hoog basketball stadium fundraiser?

A government-led fundraising event held at Maansoor Hotel in Hargeisa, reported by Somaliland Sun on 2015-07-28, at which nearly $100,000 was raised for construction of a new basketball stadium.

## Sources

- [Somaliland: Initial Hussein-Hoog Basketball Stadium Construction Fundraiser Nets Nearly $100,000](https://somalilandsun.com/somaliland-initial-hussein-hoog-basketball-stadium-construction-fundraiser-nets-nearly-100000/) — Somaliland Sun, 2015-07-28