World Footy News

At last weekend's Adelaide versus Fremantle match, participants aged from 5 to 13 from the 'Sporting Chance' program formed a guard of honour for the Crow's players. All the children have immigrated to Australia over the past year from countries like Sierra Leone and The Sudan.

Lutheran Community Care established the 'Sporting Chance' program earlier this year, designed at introducing African youths living in South Australia to the Australian way of life, with the help of Kilburn and North Adelaide football clubs and the AFL's Adelaide Crows.

The program was seen as a way to embrace northern Adelaide's growing African population and to expose them to Australian culture, and their adopted country's indigenous game, Australian Rules football. An article on the event appeared recently on the Adelaide Crows website.