2007
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President Clinton plays Grassroot Soccer games in Lusaka, Zambia
President Bill Clinton visited Africa in July 2007 to see the work his Foundation is doing on the ground. During his time in Lusaka, a youth football tournament was put on as a showcase event and Grassroot Soccer activities were conducted to show how football can be used in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Grassroot Soccer Youth Serve As Player Escorts in “90 Minutes For Mandela”
Grassroot Soccer participants will have a role to play in an important football match being played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa on July 18th. The “90 Minutes For Mandela” match, organized by FIFA together with the South African Football Association (SAFA), the South African Local Organising Committee (SALOC), the Nelson Mandela Foundation [...]
Zambian Youth Footballers Earn Trip To U.S. Soccer Camp
Five Zambian boys have won themselves a trip to the Brad Friedel’s Premier Soccer Academy in Ohio, USA, following their participation in the Barclays Grassroots Soccer cup held in Lusaka April 21st. The boys were selected from among 120 participants.
Zambian National Team Coach, Patrick Phiri, was part of the scouting team that held tryouts the [...]
Grassroot Soccer Educates Youth in the Oldest Refugee Camp in Africa
Later this month, GRS will hold its second graduation at the Mayukwayukwa Refugee Camp in the western province of Zambia. GRS has been working closely with the International Organization of Migration to educate Angolan refugees.
Over the past year, we have trained a number of refugees to become GRS trainers who run the GRS curriculum with [...]