PREPARATIONS are on top gear for the 2022 Street Child World Cup (SCWC), with Tanzania envoys working hard to stamp success during the contest slated to begin from October 5th to 15th in Doha.
The competition gives a platform to street children drawn from different countries across the world to take part in the football tournament, which acts as a gateway for their future.
Addressing media members in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the team’s Head Coach Frugence Novatus said that everything in the camp is unfolding well and that his charges are working hard to impress.
“We have pitched camp early for the players to get enough opportunity to be together for a long time and understand each other well.
“We have a debt to do well in the competition so that the Tanzania flag should continue to shine on the world map; hence to achieve that, we are engaging in serious training sessions,” he said.
He added that they have a squad of 18 players in the camp and trimmed to 10 players, who will head to Doha.
On his part, Altaf Hiran from Mansoor Industries Limited (MOIL), the main sponsors of the Tanzania Street Children team, said they saw it necessary to work with the team and help achieve their targets.
“As MOIL, we always thrive on assisting in various community works and letting me take this opportunity to urge Tanzanians to always be on the forefront in supporting various issues which happen in the communities where we live to promote the lives of people.
“Government alone cannot do everything; hence we should be ready to render a helping hand wherever there is a need to do so, and these children have the potential to achieve great things if they get proper support. We want them to live good lives as well,” Hiran, also president of Tanzania Street Children Sports Academy, said.
Also, the founder of the academy, Mutani Yangwe, highlighted that aside from giving players the platform to play football, they also help to shape their lives.
“Some of them do get opportunities to proceed with their studies which are fundamental for their future well-being,” said him.
