The club was established in 1948, and was originally named SC Genio Officina.
Most of the players came from the former teams "Società Calcistica Mogadiscio" and "Amaruini", that played amateur football in the Italian Somalia from 1936 until 1941.
They were champions again in 1959–60, defeating Autoparco 3–2 on aggregate in a two-legged championship play-off after the two clubs had finished joint top-of-the table.
[2] The original club folded in 1990 as the country descended in to civil war, but was relaunched on 11 March 2012.
[8] They won the Somalia Cup again in 2016, defeating Benadir SC 4–1 on penalties after a 2–2 draw.