Saturday 21st July 2007 saw Tackle Africa’s sixth annual Football Marathon, aimed at raising invaluable funds for the charity. Held this year on Clapham Common, the event represents Tackle Africa’s single biggest annual fundraiser and a fantastic source of both funds and coaches for the following year’s projects. Having grown year on year, the aim was for the event to be bigger and better than ever and it certainly didn’t disappoint! Over 200 players took part, representing 24 teams, playing 72 hours of football, spread over nine pitches, scoring 1127 goals, during 288 games of football – all fitted into a 12 hour tournament! Read the full story



