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Eyeing Olympics, Malawi Recruits Young Girl Footballers

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Having never qualified for the Olympics, Malawi has set its sights on the 2020 games. Up until now, its athletes have always participated on solidarity grounds. But Malawi’s government and the country’s national football association hope to change all that. As part of the plan they kicked off a nationwide football talent search over the weekend for girls aged six to 12. There was pomp and jubilation at the inaugural talent identification exercise over the weekend at Zomba...

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