adminCollin Matiza Sports Editor
WITH the 2018 Homeless World Cup soccer tournament six months away, Zimbabwe have already stepped up their preparations for this global showpiece with the news that an exercise to pick a team for this annual event will start in earnest in a couple of weeks time.
The Homeless World Cup is an inspirational week-long street football tournament that brings together more than 500 players representing 50-plus countries from around the globe, all of which have faced homelessness and social marginalisation.
The tournament attracts more than 80 000 visitors each year with millions more following the action online.
Mexico City was recently officially named as the host city for the 2018 Homeless World Cup and the Mexican capital will welcome more than 500 players from over 50 countries for a week-long festival of football.
The inspirational tournament will return to the venue of the successful 2012 event, the iconic Zocalo, right in the heart of Mexico City.
This year’s Homeless World Cup tournament will run from November 8-15 with more than 400 fast-paced games expected to take place across three purpose-built pitches.
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