---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Ashworth <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 10:33 AM Subject: [sudan-john-ashworth] Cross-border youth Peace Football Tournament kicks-off To: Group <[email protected]>
Cross-border youth Peace Football Tournament kicks-off AWEIL (17 July 2013) (Radio Tamazuj) Youths from bordering states of both Sudan and South Sudan kicked-off the Peace Football Tournament in Aweil town in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State on Tuesday. The tournament brings youths together from three neighboring states of Sudan and South Sudan, including Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Kordofan and East Darfur. Addressing the public at Aweil Freedom Square on Tuesday evening, Hon. Mareng Chuor Deng state Minister of Sports, Youths and Culture said, “We aim for youth from our neighboring states to have a peaceful football tournament to promote peace among youths within three states of two Countries. “We here in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state have selected the best players from different counties in which two teams from Aweil North, four from Aweil Town, two from Aweil East, one from East Darfur and one from South Kordofan,” he explained. Minister Mareng added that the tournament is neither a political exercise, nor a competition for any prizes, but to make peace among youths along the bordering tribes. “In an interview with Radio Tamazuj, Rizeigat Representative Mohammed Ali Qureshi said: “This tournament is for the culture of peace which is to be exchanged among the youths in order to have coexistence, peace, and harmony among them. We hope it will be successful and continue as relationship between countries.” The tournament was funded by the United States government and organized by the Northern Bahr el Ghazal state Ministry of Sports, Youths and Culture. http://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/cross-border-youth-peace-football-tournament-kicks END ______________________ John Ashworth Sudan, South Sudan Advisor [email protected] +254 725 926 297 (Kenya mobile) +211 919 695 362 (South Sudan mobile) +27 79 832 8834 (South Africa mobile) +44 750 304 1790 (UK/international) +88 216 4334 0735 (Thuraya satphone) PO Box 52002 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya This is a personal e-mail address and the contents do not necessarily reflect the views of any organisation -- -- The content of this message does not necessarily reflect John Ashworth's views. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, John Ashworth is not the author of the content and the source is always cited. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sudan-john-ashworth" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.za/group/sudan-john-ashworth --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sudan-john-ashworth" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orsskdLXM2_mSapubu2i8uLf41NVOJ%3Dk282f3biJGmiRw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
