Iraqi Embassy to visit Sports School as part of My 2010 School Adventure campaign

The Departments of Education, Sport and Recreation, the Embassy of Iraq and the 2010 FIFA World Cup? Organising Committee South Africa (OC) would like to invite members of the media to join them as they visit Western Cape Sports School, to be held as follows.

Saturday 18 April 2009

Western Cape Sports School - Cape Town, Western Cape

Address: Nooiensfontein Road, Kuilsriver

Time: 11:00 to 14:30

The visit forms part of the My 2010 School Adventure campaign, which aims to promote both education and participation in football using the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup? as a platform for this. Part of the campaign, Adopt-a-Nation, saw the schools of all provinces each adopting a country participating in the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup, with the Western Cape having adopted Iraq.

The Iraqi Embassy, along with officials from the Western Cape Departments of Education and Sport, will be present at the school where the four teams who won the Provincial My 2010 Competition will be gathered for a Training camp. The winning schools are Lwazi Primary, Phakamisani Primary, Fezeka High and Western Cape Sports School. The winning teams are both girls and boys teams in age groups of under 15 and senior, will participate in the National Competition on 14 - 16 May 2009.

During the training camp they will learn more about their adopted country, Iraq. Twelve selected grade 7 learners from the Western Cape will participate in the training camp by teaching the winning provincial soccer teams about Iraqi culture. The learners will make and display artwork which depicts how they see life in Iraq. This will be followed by a training session and a football match be held at the school.

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For Enquiries:

Angus Flowers
Media Liaison Officer
Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport
Tel: 021 483 9800
Fax: 021 483 9521
Email: aflowers@pgwc.gov.za
Mobile: 078 530 5943

Daniel Johnson
Head Communication and Marketing
Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport
Tel: 021 483 9514
Fax: 021 483 9521
Email: dmjohnson@pgwc.gov.za
Mobile: 083 711 1407