Day 2 of the Tournament
On New Years Day we continued the tournament. Saying it was a success would be a great understatement.
Off to Markala
In Markala i met a few more Malians and was bestowed with my Malian name - Seydou
Stade
Several of us, including Yacouba's sons, and some players from the winning teams from the New Years Tournament attended a professional football match. For many of them, it was the first match that they had been to.
The Crew
The is the Little Eagles winter 2011 group in order: African Sky Founder Scott Lacy, Myself, and Project Director Sekou Kante
Holy S%**, I'm in Africa!
The title says it all
Welcome to our new Project Director, Sekou Kante!
Little Eagles Football takes the greatest pleasure in introducing our new Project Director in Mali, Sekou Kante! Sekou has started running soccer clinics with youth around the capital city, Bamako. Videos and more about Sekou and his work is soon to follow!
Stayed Tuned for Major Updates!
Thank you all for your continued support on this project. Please forgive me for the lack of updates in recent months. I would like to inform you that big changes are currently taking place, and I will be posting many updates to the facebook site and to this blog. Stay tuned and thanks again for being a part of this wonderful project that will affect many young lives in Africa!
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