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Liberian Girl Returns Home With Trophy
FEBRUARY 27, 2009Homeless World Cup Dehkontee Sayon won the "Best Female Player" award at the Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup and was a key member of Team Liberia, runners-up in the first ever Women's Homeless World Cup.
"My friends and relatives have received me back home proudly. A soccer game was played in appreciation of my splendid performance and voting me as Best Female Player at the Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup," shared Dehkontee.
"We even presented our Runner up Trophy to the Government of Liberia. We hope the presentation will stimulate the Government to help us with our budget for 2009/2010."So what else does she have planned now after her victorious return? Read the full story at the Homeless World Cup website: www3.homelessworldcup.org/zine/news/liberian-girl
Wallace Weiah, President of FODEDE, the organisation responsible for grassroots development in Liberia and fielding Liberia's Homeless World Cup Squad, said: "Dehkontee is being really positive about her future and this is proving to be an inspiration to all those around her. Her story of her humble beginnings of playing football as a homeless woman in her native country of Liberia and her journey to the Homeless World Cup in Melbourne has been watched by all at home and abroad."
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