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Kokele Regional Soccer Tournament |
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Scott Lacy, Soloba Mariko, and Yacouba Sangare |
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Dissan, Mali (Bougouni) |
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Project Description
Almost every day, the young men and women of Dissan gather for a soccer match on the playing field in front of the Dissan School. On some occasions the games are spontaneous with teams assembled for a match or two. On other days, the Dissan youth association holds organized matches of Dissan's two soccer clubs. In January 2008, African Sky hosted a regional tournament for the Dissan teams, who invited and hosted teams from neighboring communities. African Sky donated a set of durable soccer nets, for which the youth association quickly constructed new goal posts using medium-sized tree trunks as posts. On the day of the tournament, one local team withdrew, so the 5th and 6th graders of the Dissan School created a make-shift team along with their fearless teacher Mr. Kone. The young students were hardly half the size of their competition, but they were the inspiration and champions of the tournament. They played their opponent all the way to an over-time, sudden-death shoot-out. They lost, but every spectator flooded the field to lift up the young players.
The tournament was a success, and each team earned a small trophy with an award of 25,000 CFA for the first place team; 10,000 CFA for second, third, and fourth place teams). Dissan youth association leader Soloba Mariko organized and officiated the tournament with assistance from Yacouba Sangare and Sedu Mama Sangare.
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2-goal nets, referee equipment and flags |
150,000 CFA |
2 Soccer balls |
20,000 CFA |
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First place prize |
25,000 CFA |
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Second through fourth place prizes (10,000CFA X 3) |
30,0000CFA |
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Total Project Cost |
$ 289.50 |
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