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| Kathmandu, Wednesday May 01, 2002 Baishakh 18, 2059. |
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Football tourney for street
children
LALITPUR, April 30 (PR) - French INGO Palanete
Enfants and SAATHI will jointly organise the Planet Enfants World Peace Cup football
tournament for the street children on May 4 at the Jawalakhel football ground, the
organisers announced at a press conference on Tuesday. A total of seven NGOs including
Concern Nepal Voice of Children, CWIN, Panauti Children Home, Balmandir Naxal, Save the
Children Fund UK, Sath Sath and the hosts Planete Enfants and SAATHI will compete at the
day-long tournament. The winners will be awarded an official World Cup 2002 football
signed by all the members of French Football team provided by FIFA. Beside that, each of
the participating teams will be award with a special fair-play-peace cup. SAATHI president
Pramada Shah said that the tournament would be organised annually from this year on. The
All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) will provide technical supports for the organisation
of the tournament which has been sponsored by UNICEF, ILO, Save the Children Fund (UK) and
the French Embassy in Nepal. |
