Soccer speaks many languages: football, soccer--by any name, this sport has helped innocent in many ways. From: Highlights for Children | Date: March 1, 2008| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2008 Highlights for Children, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Innocent Ndayizeye scrunched an old plastic bag into a tiny clump, tied it with string, and stuffed it into another plastic bag. He continued doing this until the crumpled bags became large enough to be the ball for a football game with his friends. For goalposts, the boys took off their shirts and laid them on the parched land.

A Sport for Everyone

Innocent and his friends lived in the Mkugwa refugee camp in Tanzania. The children formed football teams, had competitions, and played at every chance.

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