What could possibly go wrong?

Via NYDN:

The leader of  wants to play ball with Al Shabaab.

The Al Qaeda-linked militant group was invited to participate in Somalia’s soccer tournament, despite the group’s resentment toward the sport and history of bloodshed, including deadly attacks during the 2010 World Cup.

Abdiqani Said Arab, the head of the Somali Football Federation, told BBC News that the militants will be given a chance if they’d like to play.

“We are not against them and they are not against us,” he told BBC News.