News Story
Soccer stars help young refugees
Thirty refugee boys will be given a special treat on Wednesday, (10 January) when some of Australia’s soccer stars take to the field to offer tips on how to make it in the world's biggest game.
Socceroo and Sydney FC defender Mark Milligan, former player and soccer personality Andy Harper and Sydney FC’s Brendan Renaud will teach tactics and offensive and defensive moves, as well as making suggestions on how to become a professional soccer player.
The refugee soccer camp is a joint initiative of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), the Auburn Migrant Resource Centre and STARTTS (the NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors), for boys between the ages of 14 and 18, who have escaped war and violence in countries such as Sudan, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan.
For the full story see the UNSW website.
News story published 22/01/2007