UNICEF, UNAIDS campaigns in good hands

The key actors of the 10th edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations underway in Cameroon have shown massive support for the two campaigns for the tournament.

The campaigns; ‘Together against the Marriage of Young Girls’ by UNICEF and ‘Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS free’ by UNAIDS form part of the Corporate Social Responsibility by the Confederation of African Football for the tournament that runs from 19 November to 3 December.

As part of highlighting and creating awareness on the theme of the campaigns, the captains of the eight finalists read out messages before the opening matches of the group phase, semi-finals, third place and final, pledging their support towards achieving the objectives and goals.

Some players who read out the messages include Christine Manie (Cameroon), Rana Hamdy (Egypt), Elizabeth Addo (Ghana), Mary Wanjiku (Kenya), Aminata Sacko (Mali), Rita Chikwelu (Nigeria), Janine Van Wyk (South Africa) and Talent Mandaza (Zimbabwe),

The response from the teams was stupendous as the players of the two teams mingled in front of the huge banner depicting the respective message to the applauds of the spectators, be it at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde or the Limbe Omnisport Stadium in Limbe.

CAFOnline.com also sampled views of some players on the two campaigns;

‘Together against the marriage of young girls’ by UNICEF

Gaelle Enganamouit (Forward, Cameroon)

Through football, women can serve as role models to young girls to whip up their aspirations, to become like global figures. By playing football, they may no longer accept going into marriage at a tender age.

Sebe Coulibaly …

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