October 9, 2006

In this African Perspective, Andrea Rose, travels to Cape Town, South Africa for a rather unusual event.

With the 2010 World Cup in sight, 500 excluded and socially marginalised football players from 48 nations have recently been competing for the Homeless World Cup.

The hope is that through this street soccer tournament, perceptions of what it means to be homeless might be shifted.

21 year old Sara Angwech who lives in a displaced person’s camp in Gulu, Uganda, is one of the players from the 13 African countries who made the journey to South Africa to compete.

But can football really change people’s lives?

Also, hear Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu's views on whether this is the right way to help Africa’s homeless people.

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