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Help Us Rebuild Afghan Cricket - Sponsors Needed |
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Sport is an important
element in the social life of all peaceful countries. While peacekeeping
forces and good government are obviously key ingredients in nation building
in Afghanistan, we believe sport can play an important role in helping rebuild
the nation's social fabric. By bringing people together in a spirit
of friendly competition sport breaks down barriers of mistrust and enmity,
provides a healthy outlet for youthful energy, encourages team spirit and
turns attentions away from guns and fighting towards healthy exercise on
the field of play. The Chiang Mai Sixes (organisers & participants)
seeks to help the Afghanistan Cricket Federation (ACF), in rebuilding and
re-establishing cricket in their war-torn country.
Mr Daud Khan, General Manager of the ACF explains:"Cricket was one of the few organised sports allowed under the previous government of the country, so it was and is a very important game for us, and for the development of the youth of Afghanistan. The Afghanistan Cricket Federation was founded in 1995. Before the war we had 29 registered clubs and over 900 regular players nationally. We also had begun a schoolyard league that was introducing cricket to our schoolchildren. We are happy to report no known players lost during the fighting. However our main ground became an army command centre used by various troops, and most of our equipment, facilities and the league infrastructure were destroyed. We are trying to rebuild sponsorship and funds are urgently needed for ground facilities, equipment and tournament participation. Cricket should be an important social contributor to reconstruction in Afghanistan. We would like to thank the Chiang Mai Sixes for their hand of friendship, and for this opportunity to show that Afghanistan is also a country of sportsmen." Can You Help Us?The first goal of the Chiang Mai Sixes is to bring an ACF team to participate in the 16th Chiang Mai International Cricket Sixes tournament. (March 31 - April 5, 2003). The interest and publicity from their participation in Chiang Mai will help bring the cause of Afghan cricket to a wider international audience, and, we believe, will help to attract more sponsorship and funding. Can you help us to rebuild Afghan cricket, and bring an Afghanistan Cricket Federation team to the Chiang Mai Sixes, either by charitable donation or commercial sponsorship? (Chiang Mai Sixes and the Afghanistan Cricket Federation are ready to support a strong corporate public relations opportunity for sponsors of Afghan cricket) Please contact Mr Maurice Bromley, Tournament Director of Chiang Mai
Sixes , for more details on costs & opportunities: E-mail
Maurice.bromley@henrybutcher.com For more information about cricket in Afghanistan click here to visit the official Afghanistan Cricket Federation web site hosted by Cricinfo. |
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