By Markus Faigle | Volunteer
The “Zahana football cup” (soccer in American English) has become an annual event as part of the celebration of Independence Day. Traditionally each of our four villages had at least two teams competing: one for women and one for men. All villages also sport youth teams, to foster young talents and encourage physical exercise.
The big innovation for 2024 was: For this season the tournament was reserved for teams with players aged 8-12, female and male teams.
The prize for the winning team was a sheep, so the members will learn how to care for it and make it profitable. All 4 semi-final teams also won prize money, so they could buy ducks and cookies.
We do this to strengthen education through sport and foster friendly competitions between teams of girls and boys from different villages.
1st round: match between the 4 villages (4 boy’s teams, 4 girl’s teams)
2nd round: semi-final match
3rd round: final match
The results are:
Besides providing a great form of exercise and entertainment, our soccer teams also foster a great team spirit and community engagement. Many of our soccer clubs are now active participants in reforestation efforts. Leading the way, they motivated and mobilized others to join them in their reforestation or other community building efforts. They have become agents of change, leading by example.
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