Eight street youths aim to do the country proud in football when they represent the Philippines in the 2008 Homeless World Cup (HWC) from December 1 to 8 in Melbourne, Australia.
The Philippines is joining the Homeless World Cup---launched in 2003 to give greater focus on the global issue of homelessness---for the first time. The RP footballers will play in the premier men's-mixed division of the four-a-side street football tournament that attracted teams from 56 countries worldwide.
Four players from the Tuloy sa Don Bosco Streetchildren Village in Muntinlupa City, an equal number from the Nayon ng Kabataan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Mandaluyong City, all at least 17 years old, compose the team.
Marlon Maro, former RP women's head coach, and Jess Landagan, mentor of the Rizal Technological University varsity football squad who also played on several Philippine teams in the 80's will guide them. RP Team members Phil and James Younghusband were also on hand to give tips to the team.
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