The 7th Edition of National Parasoccer Tournament kicked off on Saturday at Old Parade Ground Sport complex Abuja. The opening match was between the host FCT and Kano. It was a one-sided game as Kano team thrashed Abuja team 7 nil.
The tournament was put together to commemorate WORLD POLIO DAY 2019. It was supported by Rotary International and it carries a campaign with the theme; KEEP POLIO ZERO.
The matches are expected to be played daily and on Thursday 24th October, 2019 is the grand finale. The winners will go home with trophies and awards.
The World Polio Day was initiated by the Rotary Foundation nearly a decade ago with an aim of complete eradication of Polio virus from all the parts of the world. Rotary club is a partner in the Global Polio eradication Program with organizations like- World Health Organization, Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation and U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched by the Rotary International and World Health Organization in 1988, when there were nearly 350000 cases of polio in 125 countries.
It is celebrated on Thursday, 24th October globally, to generate awareness towards eradication of polio as well as to commemorate the efforts of thousands of employees of WHO and other volunteers committed to the eradication of Polio
