South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
By Simon Deng
The Korean Mission represented by Korean football coach, Hung Se Lim, has provided sports medical adhesives to 15 sport associations and teams engaged in various activities in the country.
“From the perspective of Korea, I think there is hope for the development of sports in South Sudan as shown by basketball at the French Olympics, the Ghanaian Olympic gold medal, and the thorough training of sport such as volleyball and badminton,” said Lim in an interview on Monday.
The donation was provided over the weekend during the celebration of the International Sports Day at the Juba Basketball Stadium, which was graced by Joseph Geng Akech, the Minister of Youth and Sports and Josephine Joseph Lagu, the Vice President for Service Cluster.
Lim said the Korean mission has already selected 18 sports leaders for training in South Korea, adding that many young soccer players and athletes have been sent to Korea for advanced sport training.
He disclosed that the Korea mission donated in 2015 various sports items to nine sports organizations in South Sudan, and also it recently donated sports items for to some elementary and middle schools.
“It is now the third time children in the country to participate in the Olympics, in the future, we are preparing to select leaders, coaches and athletes to participate in advanced sports training,” said Lim.
The Korean government, sports companies and sponsors such as Kim Ki-choon have so far delivered various sports equipment and uniforms to South Sudanese participating in past Olympic Games hosted in Tokyo and France.
In December, 2024, South Korean business firm, Hoolala Chicken Franchisers, donated two prefabricated buildings to be used as club house by young football players training at the Future Stars Football Academy.
South Korea has been supporting sports in the country since 2010.
