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ACCRA， Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Amputee footballers players from Ghana， Liberia and Sierra Leone will play a three-day tournament in Accra on October 28-30 to promote peace ahead of Ghana's general election in December， the Ghana Amputee Football Association said here on Tuesday.


Richard Nii Amartey Adesah， Chairman of association， said the three West African nations would play in a round robin tournament at the Accra Sports Stadium.


The tournament， he said， would form part of activities to support peace initiatives in Ghana before and after the December 7 polls.


Adesah said the event would be the association's contribution to peace in Ghana and the invitation of the two nations.


""It is to register a strong message of peace to Ghanaians，"" Adesah said.


Players of Liberia and Sierra Leone became amputated as a result of civil wars that ravaged their countries.


""The purpose of the match is to use the story of the consequences of war in Liberia and Sierra Leone to appeal to Ghanaians to avoid violence before， during and after the elections，"" Adesah said.


The World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF) has sanctioned the match and sees it as very important in encouraging peace in Ghana and whipping up interest in the sport in general.

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VIENTIANE puma rihanna creepers rosa , June 16 (Xinhua) -- Three talented Lao male and threefemale tennis players will compete at the Regional Qualifying Eventof the ITF Asian 12 & Under Team Championship to held inThailand next month, according to Lao Tennis Federation onFriday.


The Southeast Asia tournament is one of five regional eventsscheduled across Asia from March to September this year with thefinals being held in November. The events are being organized bythe International Tennis Federation (ITF) and Asian TennisFederation.


This will be the first time young Lao players in this age grouphave been given the opportunity to compete in such a majortournament featuring so many countries, the federation was quotedby Lao state-run media Vientiane Times as saying. The Lao team isscheduled to leave for Thailand on July 8.


Meanwhile, the Lao national men's tennis team competing at theupcoming 29th SEA Games in Malaysia this August will train at ChaoAnouvong Tennis Club in Lao capital Vientiane at the end of thismonth.


"We will try to do our best and hopefully get a bronze medal atthe 29th SEA Games in Malaysia," said Donedy Keodalasouk, a memberof Lao men's national tennis team.


The Lao tennis team previously won a silver medal at the 7th SEAGames in Singapore back in 1973, but have been unsuccessful intheir medal quest at the games for many years. Enditem


VIENTIANE, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Regional experts are gathering in Lao capital Vientiane to discuss the control and elimination of malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) by 2030 at a three-day workshop being held from Wednesday to Friday.


The workshop draws the participation of experts from Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, as well as World Health Organization (WHO) Offices from Laos and the Philippines with the event supported by the Asian Development Bank.


The purpose of the workshop is to jointly control malaria within GMS thereby making the number of people infected as small as possible by 2030, said Bounlay Phommasack, director general of the Communicable Disease Control Department under Lao Ministry of Health.


Major challenges for malaria's regional elimination include authorities collecting accurate data from moving populations, protecting at-risk rural populations, and utilizing volunteers in malaria prevention awareness raising campaigns for target communities.


"Some people infected with malaria do not receive treatment, while some do not sleep under insecticide-treated nets, and then malaria spreads to other people and this makes the elimination of malaria difficult," Bounlay was quoted by Lao state-run media Vientiane Times as saying.


Moreover, some people are still sick when they are infected with malaria even though they have received treatment because their body has developed drug resistance.


Health authorities will add malaria to epidemiological analysis, and will improve information systems to ensure accurate nationwide reporting about cases and deaths from the disease every week. Besides, they will prepare personnel to follow up and treat patients who have drug resistance, said the official.


LOS ANGELES， June 2 (Xinhua) -- Xinhua identifies seven things to look out for in the centenary edition of the Copa America in the US， which begins on Friday.


1) Can Argentina end their drought?


There will be no shortage of motivation for Gerardo Martino's team as they strive to win the country's first senior international men's football tournament since 1993.


On paper， Argentina have the tournament's strongest squad with an talent-laden attack that includes Lionel Messi， Sergio Aguero， Gonzalo Higuain and Angel Di Maria.


Argentina have come desperately close to glory in their past two major tournaments， losing to Germany in a 2014 World Cup final that went to extra time， and succumbing to Chile on penalties in last year's Copa America final. Many believe it will third-time lucky for the Albiceleste here.


2) Ecuador the dark horse


With 13 points from their first six matches， Ecuador are currently second in the South American zone qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup.


Despite being without injured Espanyol striker Felipe Caicedo， coach Gustavo Quinteros still boasts a plethora of creative and attacking options， including Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia， West Ham forward Enner Valencia， Swansea City winger Jefferson Monteiro and Gremio striker Miller Bolanos.


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