World Cup legacy to help Africa's fight against AIDS

World Cup legacy to help Africa's fight against AIDS

Published Dec. 8, 2009 9:19 p.m. ET

The Football for Hope center is out to teach kids about more than just the "beautiful game."

The first of 20 such centers across Africa was opened Saturday, a day after the draw for next year's World Cup, and 12-year-old Lihle Bonkolo was one of the children that learned about both football and how to combat AIDS.

Playing a game known as "Risk Field," teams dribbled a football around a series of obstacles marked with AIDS-related signs. If they hit a cone, they got a red card and had to do sit-ups.

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