Football Tournament Against Racism in Sveti Nikole

19 October 2005

Some excellent football was played at the tournament

Last Sunday, October 16, the Women Organization of Sveti Nikole Municipality and its �Babylon� Project, organizes a football tournament, under the auspices of the European Campaign Against Racism in Sports. The tournament was sponsored by FARE (Footbal Against Racism in Europe) Network.

A total of twelve teams participated in the tournament, including the junior team of the local FC �Ovce Pole�, teams established by the Sveti Nikole environmental association, the Volunteer Fire Fighting Brigade, the Peace Corps Macedonia, six teams of users of Babylon Services, as well as the guests from Lozovo Municipality and from Serbia, the Association for Development of Volunteer Work from Jagodina.

From the opening ceremony

The teams included youth between the ages of 16 and 24. Although it was the least important aspect of the tournament, let us say, for the record, that it was won by the boys and girls of the Volunteer Fire Fighting Brigade, while the second and third place went to Babylon Youth Team and FC �Ovce Pole�, respectively.

The day before the tournament, all participants took a trip to Skopje, where they met the Children and Youth Programme of the Youth and Sports Agency of the Republic of Macedonia.

The 6th FARE Action Week includes up to one thousand initiatiives by campaigners, fans, clubs, national associations, ethnic minority groups and youth groups across Europe. The focus was put on the greater engagement of minority groups, such as the Roma minority in Eastern Europe.

This year, the Action includes 35 states, including the countries of the former Soviet Union and the Balkans.