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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Former Amavubi player and Coach Jimmy Mulisa has started a special talent detection exercise for street children in a move to help them get back to normal life and also give them a platform to develop their talent.<\/p>\n

The AS Kigali assistant coach is running the initiative under \u20186 Aside Street Football Tournament\u2019 that was launched on Saturday, November 27, at Nyagatovu playground in Kimironko Sector, Gasabo District.<\/p>\n

The programme was designed for 60 street children registered from the streets in the area but a bigger number of children estimated at 160 also joined the tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese numbers are incredible. It shows how hungry children are for this football game and through this initiative, it\u2019s no surprise that the future of the national team lies in these amazing talents. Children want to play and there is plenty of talent out there that is going to waste yet we can play our part to make the best out of it and help them make their dream come true,\u201d Mulisa said.<\/p>\n

While there are number of children on streets in Kigali, Mulisa, through his football foundation \u2018Umuri\u2019, thought of organizing the tournament to give them a reason to feel welcome in society while also enjoying football.<\/p>\n

His idea impressed the City of Kigali, UNICEF Rwanda and AFH and all pledged to support his initiative. Jimmy Mulisa wants to use Football as a tool to get the children off the streets and go back to school and live a happy life and his partners are working closely to support his idea in different ways.<\/p>\n

\u201cFootball has an influence to get these children off the streets. Nothing makes these children happier than gathering at a place like this and playing. With this initiative, we can then have a conversation with them and look at how they can start a new life in families and take them back to school. That\u2019s all we want,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A big number of players developed their talents from street football and went on to become great footballers, something that Mulisa believes he can replicate in Rwandan football as a contribution to the development of Rwandan football from the grassroots.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn countries like Brazil and South Africa, so many talents are detected from the streets and become football stars. That\u2019s the concept I want to introduce in Rwanda because we obviously want to see more young footballers taking this chance and show what they\u2019ve got,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t forget that my football career started from the street and I think it can be of good importance if I go back there and give a helping hand to other young talents aspiring to become great players in the future,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Amavubi legends Olivier Karekezi and Karim Kamanzi were in attendance to support their former teammate in an initiative they said should be a shared responsibility by the Ministry of Sport and Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) among other football stakeholders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis should not be about Mulisa but every stakeholder in football. I think the Ministry of Sports and Football governing body should be investing in development of football from the grass roots from different age categories if Rwanda is to discover and produce so many football talents, said Karekezi.<\/p>\n

The 6 aside street football tournament brought together six teams of 10 players each. They played between each through the knockouts and the champions walked away with a trophy. The tournament will shift to other five sites across Kigali including Kinyinya, Nyabugogo, Gitikinyoni and Rwarutabura.<\/p>\n

A team of coaches will help Mulisa select outstanding talented children from the tournament to join his football academy. Mulisa also has a partnership with the City of Kigali that the best of them will be promoted to the junior teams of AS Kigali.<\/p>\n

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