Hundreds of players from world over would trade tackles at the Federation square in Melbourne at the 2008 edition of the Homeless World cup.
First time in its history, the tournament feature a female football contest with eight nations , Zambia, Liberia, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Paraguay, Uganda, Kyrgzstan, and Columbia vying for golry at the grounds in Fedration square and Biarrary Marr.
the Homeless World Cup according to statistics rel;eased after the competition held in Cape Town , South Africa in 2006, disclosed that, the championship has left an appreciable double impact on the lives of participants.
Mel Young founder and president Homeless World Cup said " The Homeless World Cup has demostrated that sports has tremendous power to change lives, to change the world".
The report in depth revealed that, ninety two percent of players who took part in the tournament have a new motivation for life, ninety three players overcame alcohol dependency, thrity five percent secured regular employment, forty four percent recorded improved housing situation,and , seventy two percent stuck to football as a means of lielihood.
Records unfold that over 52 nations have competed in the Homeless World Cup Male event, while keen watchers are pessimistic, this years editon in Melbourne would turn a larger success.
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what a great initiative football is great and i do hope more other people will learn and do something for the por people of africa with football.
Lukman Abdulganiyu.
olaluk001432@yahoo.co.uk
this worldcup interest me have not hear about it before, is it yearly or every four year
bose- lagos nigeria
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