Football (soccer) chiefs to tackle hidden trade in Africa's children - The Independent

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independent.co.uk — The scandal of trafficking young boys from Africa to Europe with the lure of fame and fortune as a football star is to be targeted in a new clampdown, The Independent has learnt...

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  1. >> The ultimate dream of many young African boys is to emulate heroes such
    as Chelsea's Didier Drogba or Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o, from the Ivory Coast
    and Cameroon respectively.

    Yet European clubs stand accused of not asking questions about the provenance
    of young African footballers brought to trials by unscrupulous middlemen.

    Twenty-seven European football leagues are set to sign a convention promising
    to eradicate child trafficking on their turf. Richard Caborn, Gordon Brown's sports
    ambassador, will tell a conference of football fans at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium
    in London today that action is finally being taken to end the trade. <<

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  2. Great.

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  3. yeah africans are great player by born
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  4. @v4veer

    Thanks :-)

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