South Africa's very own homeless street soccer team will take part in the 17th edition of the Homeless World Cup which takes place in the United Kingdom.
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato will officially bid farewell to the team who will represent South Africa at the Homeless Street Soccer World Cup.
The tournament takes place from the 27th of July until the 3rd of August at Buke Park in Cardiff.
The annual tournament brings together street football programmes from around the world, affording each player the opportunity to represent their respective countries with passion and pride.
The tournament is a celebration of the work conducted by the Homeless World Cup Foundation and their national partners across the globe in attaining their mutual goal of seeking a better future for homeless individuals through soccer.
In addition to inspiring vulnerable youth to make positive changes in their lives, the tournament aims to challenge the public perceptions of homelessness and its surrounding issues.
By showing the human side of homelessness, the foundation aims to help breakdown stereotypes and change the ways in which we think and talk about homelessness.
Through community-based street soccer initiatives, the team of 8 players was selected from across the country.
Forty-eight countries will take part in the tournament over the eight day period.
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Representing SA at the World Cup will be:
