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Jul,19-2015 00:15:03
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LOWELL, Mass.,--The 6th edition of the annual African Health Cup, a soccer tournament that brings together about a dozen African community soccer clubs to battle it out as they help promote health awareness will kick off tomorrow morning at the Cawley Stadium in Lowell, off Rt 38 near I-495.
According to officials of the Africans For Improves Access (AFIA), a health advocacy agency that came up with the tournament, 11 teams will be competing in tomorrow starting at 9am.
There are not entry fees for the tournament that takes place in the two adjacent fields that make up Cawley Stadium. Among the teams that will be competing tomorrow include defending champions, Liberia who beat Togo in the finals of the 2014 edition. Other teams competing this year are:Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia-Boston, Liberia-Worcester, Nigeria, Rwanda, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. The Kenyan and Tanzanian community teams will be absent from this year's tournament for reasons that are not yet clear. In addition to the highly entertaining games, fans will also be treated to outdoors kid,s games, a craft show and an opportunity for outdoors socialization that is only available during this time of the year. A free and highly confidential HIV/AIDS screening will be available for any concerned guests. This year's tournament has been sponsored by a host of local organizations including, MAC Boston, MAC, Nizhoni Health Systems, RIAC, and Ajabu Africa Media. The AFIA Program that hosts the tournament is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health - Office of HIV/AIDS. "We are inviting all Africans and friends to another exciting African Health Cup Tournament. We are looking forward to having a good time outdoors," said Chioma Nnaji, program director at AFIA. Below is a complete schedule of the competing teams:
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Source:
Ajabu Africa News
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