Moroccan destitute children get help from world soccer stars
Morocco, Culture, 7/5/2003

World soccer stars played on Thursday the Moroccan Olympic team in Rabat, with receipts going to "L'heure Joyeuse" association that takes care of homeless children and other children living in a precarious situation.

Soccer stars from the best European championships made the trip to Morocco, for the lofty cause of helping children, in an admirable gesture of solidarity and generosity.

The public was charmed by the technical prowess of the all-star team that also included Morocco-born French humorist, Jamal Debbouz, who scored one of the three goals in the Moroccan Olympic team's net. The Moroccans netted, on their part, five goals.

Soccer stars were joined in this humanitarian action by French showbiz stars.

Heure Joyeuse is an association that offers shelter to homeless children and tries to integrate them within their own families or relatives. During their stay in the association's centers, the children get schooling or professional training.

The match receipts will be used to cover management expenses of a center to be built in Casablanca's poor district of Sidi Moumen.

The all-star team comprised such renowned soccer figures who play with the French world champion team as Lilian Thurman, Robert Pires, Youri Djorkaef and captain Laurent Blanc, as well as Willy Sagnol, Gibril Cisse, Lionel Charbonnier, Louis Ferandes, Saifi Rafik and Zebina (Italy), coached by French Arsene Wegner who coaches the British first league.

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