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Football for Hope Festival

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Friday, July 2nd, 2010 by Taurai Maduna

Joburg has been quiet for the past two days, no soccer action! We got used to rushing home and being stuck in traffic as people find their way to the stadiums. But in all this silence I spent time at the Team Village of the 32 teams taking part in the Football for Hope Festival which kicks off in Alexandra on Sunday.

Young people are taking part in a mixed 5 aside tournament which has no referee and where disagreements are resolved through dialogue. I spoke to two of them, 17 year old Hemanta Acharya and 18 year old Mubasher Hassan. They are part of the Football United Team from Australia. Both are refugees. Hemanta is Bhutanese and Hassan is Sudanese. Other team members are from Kenya, Iraq and Cyprus.

They are excited about being in South Africa and looking forward to making new friends from other teams. While they are here for the soccer tournament they will also be learning about being good leaders and HIV/AIDS amongst other issues.

Today, the soccer action returns with Ghana taking on Uruguay at Soccer City.

I’m wearing a t’shirt with the map of Africa and I feel like a Black Star!!!!

England/Germany game wasn’t a nail biter

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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 by Taurai Maduna

Friends before the match

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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 by Taurai Maduna

Calm before England’s defeat

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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 by Taurai Maduna

Zakumi

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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 by Taurai Maduna

The players hate it, the fans love it. It’s the Jabulani ball!!! The Jabulani ball – the official match ball for the FIFA 2010 World Cup – has been a major attraction at the Melrose Arch in Johannesburg.

Fans from all over the world have been gathering at the Arch. I bumped into the ‘Messi’ twins from Argentina and a Fernando Torres look alike.

The 2010 mascot Zakumi is also an attraction amongst the visitors.

You can read more about Jabulani here

Only have eyes for Brasil

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Friday, June 18th, 2010 by Taurai Maduna