Cologne, 18th May 2010 – One week before the official start of the women’s soccer world cup ident.africa organizes the 5th girls soccer tournament “Kick4Boboyo”. Again, 600 footballer from Germany and abroad are expected. With the revenues of this charity tournament ident.africa supports young women from the village Boboyo in Cameroon. The tournament starts on the 19th June 2011 at 10 a.m. right in front of the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne. Teams can still register for free for the tournament.
With the slogan “Girls kick for Girls” the event does not only support the the girls and women soccer in Germany, but also the chances for eduction of girls in Cameroon. For this event ident.africa gets supported by Heike Henkel, world champion and olympic champion in high jump, by the DJK Südwest Köln e.V. and several sponsors such as GAG Immobilien Köln, Ballzauber and the Seissenschmidt AG.
Heike Henkel, patroness of the tournament: “We are hoping to see again 60 teams playing in the age classes from U11 up to U17. This is the perfect event to get in the mood for the upcoming women’s soccer world cup. I am looking forward to open the tournament and to hand over the trophies after the game.”
The participation at the tournament is free of charge for the soccer teams. The revenues are generated with the sale of food, drinks, sports clothing and other things and are used for the construction of a tailoring facility in Boboyo, a village in the north of Cameroon. In the future, this tailoring facility will allow 10 to 15 women to receive an education and to have a permanent work place. For this plan sewing machines are urgently needed. Fred-Eric Essam, chairman of ident.africa e.V.: “A sewing machine costs approximately 120 Euros. It is our aim to organize at least 10 sewing machines, furniture and further tools, such as needles, scissors, seam rippers, rulers, tape measures and thimbles.”
In order to make the event a happening for the whole family like in the subsequent years, attractions like a bouncy castle, face painting, goal shooting and other highlights will be organized.
