Walker Field
Come Alive Today
September 24, 2004
WANGO Peace Tourney Kick-Off Teams In High Spirit With just few
hours from now the femurs Walker Soccer Pitch is expected to be the
place for a spectacular football action today in a three-day
tournament among Youth, Students, and Interest Groups in the
country.
The three-day soccer event, sponsored by Sun Moon Federation through
the World Association of Non Government Organizations, will play
under the theme Play Soccer Make Peace.
According to the organizers, the competition is expected to
galvanize the support of the youth, students, and nterest groups in
building peace across the country.
They said the competition will play on a knockout basis, and all
participating teams would receive prizes that should be used in
building peace in their communities.
Among groups expected to participate in the tournament are the J.J
Roberts Scholarship Students Association, Optimist Youths of Sinkor,
Perfect Gentlemen of Gardnerville and the Champion of the UNMIL
Youth soccer Tournament.
Other participating groups include the Press Union of Liberia (PUL),
Liberia Ex-combatant Anxious for Development (LEAD), Center for
Media Studies and Peace Building (CEMESP) and the Youths Against the
Proliferation of Small Arms.
At the formal launching ceremony today, it is expected that several
officials of government and leader of the civil society and eace
building organizations are also expected to attend the program.
The leaders of the country's warring faction have also been invited
to attend.
Already, the Director of the Mano River Peace Forum, Dr. Oumar
Ndongo, has flown into the country to grace the tournament. The
grand final would be played at the Stephen Tolbert Estate Sports
Pitch.
Meanwhile reports say the participating teams which are expected tp
participate in the three-day soccer event are in high spirit.
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