adminMbekezeli Ncube, Sports Reporter
AS a way of scaling up male participation in the demand generation of reproductive health services which include HIV and Aids, Youth Creative ideas in partnership with the National Aids Council will launch the Prevention Soccer League at Ndola Grounds, Iminyela on 8 December.
The league consists of 16 teams from Bulawayo Province and it will kick off in January next year and the director of Youth Creative Ideas, Mthokozisi Ndlovu said more teams are welcome to register to make the league more and more interesting.
The league is partnered with Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council, Population Services International, Positive Living Association of Zimbabwe, Matabeleland Aids Council, Builders International, Dot Youth, and World Vision among others.
“We decided to launch this program as a way of improving male participation in the deadly HIV/ AIds disease,” said Ndlovu.
Lots of activities will be done on the day such as exhibitions from various organisations, voluntary male circumcision, free HIV testing, quiz competitions just to mention a few.
According to Ndlovu, MaYellow, Mokopo Boys, FC Chess and Lobengula Youth Club Football Clubs will entertain the crowds in the World Soccer Cup finals to be held on the same day.
The theme of the event is “Closing the tap of new HIV infection”.
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