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Awista Ayub is the author of Kabul Girls Soccer Club (Hyperion) that chronicles the lives of Afghanistan’s first girl’s soccer team. Awista was a WomenWin fellow, and is now an ambassador for the organization. http://www.awistaayub.com
Children can learn many lessons from playing sports: leadership, self-confidence, and the concept of working toward a common goal are a few such lessons. These are all skills that, when applied in life off the field, can augment the potential for success there as well.
