The boys from the Goducate Children’s Home in Cambodia spent 2 days and 1 night at a sports fest taking part in a soccer league organized by the Rawlings Foundation and held at the Rawlings Institute soccer field, an hour’s drive away from the Home.
The Goducate Children’s Home sits on about 7 hectares of land, and among the facilities there is a sports area with a junior soccer field. Kicking a ball around is one of the boys’ favourite leisure activities. There is no formal soccer training. The boys pick up the game playing among themselves and with the staff.
There were 9 other teams from different parts of Cambodia in the league. Prizes were given for the first 2 teams, but all went back with a consolation prize for participating in the league.
