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SOS Children’s Village Ghana and the 2008 African Cup of Nations

October 17, 2007

With the 2008 African Cup of Nations, the biggest soccer tournament in Africa until the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, being staged in Ghana, it made sense for the local SOS Children’s Village to work with the tournament to highlight the work and beliefs of the organization. As allafrica.com reported:

Dubbed, “Football for Peace and Development,” the campaign aims at harnessing potentials that abound in football to promote and foster unity in children within Ghana and across Africa.

SOS Children’s Villages-Ghana is therefore using the CAN 2008 soccer tournament to introduce the social function of football to children and highlight the role of football as an engine for development, peace and security and to promote the rights of children and the youth.

The children from the SOS Children’s Village - Ghana will compete in a soccer tournament with other SOS Villages in Cameroon, Benin, Togo, Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria, as well as with teams from other SOS partners. Other events include a logo design competition, an essay writing competition and a short poem writing competition.

The tournament takes place from January 20th to February 10th in the Ghanian cities of Kumasi, Accra, Tamale, Sekondi-Takoradi, with Egypt hoping to retain their 2006 title and win the tournament for the 6th time.

Topics: Africa |