Street Child World Cup: Sindh govt announces Rs 200,000 for each player

Each player shall also receive free education until college: Education Minister Nisar Khoro.


Hafeez Tunio April 08, 2014
The team at the Sindh Assembly. PHOTO: ONLINE

KARACHI: Lawmakers from all parties paid tribute to the returning Street Child World Cup (SCWC) players on Tuesday at the Sindh Assembly.

The young footballers came home from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after securing a bronze model at the tournament.

Upon their arrival in Karachi, the team paid a visit to the Sindh Assembly where many of the MPAs gave them a standing ovation.

To show their support for the team, the Sindh government announced that each player would be rewarded with Rs 200,000 and Education Minister Nisar Khoro announced that each player shall receive free education till college.

In addition, Information Minister of Sindh Sharjeel Memon said that a football stadium will especially be constructed for the players.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPA Khurram Sher Zaman gave Rs 10,000 to each player, while Minister for Youth Affairs Mumtaz Ali Jakhrani announced a total of Rs 500,000 to be rewarded to the entire team.

COMMENTS (18)

Rumaisa | 9 years ago | Reply

The whole trip was arranged by an NGO Azad Foundation. There were no initiative on national or government level. These kids are from Lyari, Karachi, which is known as a football hub in Pakistan. Many of the nation's top players come from the area. Football is so popular that all other activities dip significantly during the FIFA World Cup season.

Rumaisa | 9 years ago | Reply

@Chachoo: These kids are from Lyari, Karachi, which is known as a football hub in Pakistan. Many of the nation's top players come from the area. Football is so popular that all other activities dip significantly during the FIFA World Cup season. From the news, its clear there was no preparations done for the tournament on national level. IThe whole trip was arranged by an NGO Azad Foundation.

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