All over Africa, soccer is popular with parents and teachers for another reason: It keeps young people—especially boys—in school and out of trouble. “Most clubs in Tamale, Ghana, don’t allow boys to play if they don’t go to school,” explains Abubakari. “We’re trying our best to help young people and to make them responsible (負責任的) in society. Soccer helps us do this. For us, soccer is also a tool for 6) hope.”