The “MSNA Salemi” team, made up of unaccompanied foreign minors from the Prog. FAMI 24 Welcome, wins the 1st “Badia Grande” Human Table Football Tournament. The final, played in Piazza Municipio in Custonaci, saw the Salem team excel from the first minutes of the game over the unaccompanied minors of “MSNA Bonagia”, beaten 2 to 1. The boys of “SAI Marsala” took third place ( of the Buseto Palizzolo headquarters) beating in the semi-finals the unaccompanied minors of the “MSNA Mappamondo” who placed fourth. Thus ends the 1st traveling Human Table Football Tournament which touched the squares of Marsala, Valderice and Custonaci and which saw the migrants hosted by the Reception Centers managed by the Badia Grande Social Cooperative in the province of Trapani compete with great sporting spirit. “We are extremely pleased with the extraordinary success of the Human Table Football Tournament, a sporting event with a strong social flavor – commented the creators of the event Greta Margagliotti (SAI Valderice, Alcamo and Palermo project coordinator), Lorena Tortorici (SAI Marsala project coordinator ) and Valentina Vicari (MSNA area coordinator) – This tournament was not just a competition, but an opportunity to meet and share, an event that highlighted the true fundamental values of welcome, integration and inclusion”. 8 teams took part in the tournament, each made up of eight “footballers”, called: MSNA BONAGIA, MSNA Mappamondo, MSNA Salemi, SAI Valderice, SAI Alcamo, SAI Marsala, SAI Marsala (Buseto Palazzolo headquarters), SAI Marsala (Paceco headquarters). ) and made up of young migrants aged between 16 and 26 of different nationalities (Bangladesh, Ivory Coast, Afghanistan, Tunisia, Egypt, Somalia, Morocco, Afghans). “Football Umano has demonstrated that, through play and collaboration, it is possible to promote an environment of mutual respect and friendship – said the mayor of Custonaci Fabrizio Fonte -. It was exciting to see people of all ages and backgrounds come together in a game which, in its simplicity and fun, was able to create bonds, break down barriers and build increasingly inclusive communities.” A nice final moment enriched the evening, the match between a team from Custonaci and the “champions” MSNA Salemi, won by the latter who confirmed their record as the undefeated team of the tournament. “We couldn’t compete competitively with the winners of the Tournament – commented the councilor for Social Services Maria Pia Zichichi -. We have taken the field as a social fabric that extends its hand to immigration and believes in the values of inclusion. Together with the migrants from the Badia Grande Social Cooperative, we experienced a day that embodied true human values, where sport breaks down all differences.” The evening continued with the live projection of the Italy-Albania match on a giant screen to share the emotions of football with a moment of aggregation, socialization and integration. “At the European Championships we support together”. Finally, to celebrate the victory of the Tournament and the victory of the national team’s first match, there was no shortage of good live music with “ForeWay”. Click here for Mayor Fonte.
