Sporting Chances: South Sudan Part One

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Society & Culture, Documentary

4.3 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2012

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Farayi Mungazi explores the power of basketball to create a national identity in newly independent South Sudan, as well as give its people a sense of dignity and pride.

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0:00.0	Thank you for downloading from the BBC.
0:03.0	The details of our complete range of podcasts
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0:13.0	BBC World Service.
0:15.0	The following programme was recorded before the current escalation in violence
0:19.0	in South Sudan's Zhongli state.
0:23.0	Can sports be used to build a nation?
0:26.0	I'm Farai Mungasi, hoping to find out in this
0:29.0	the first part of my documentary series, Sporting Chances.
0:33.0	And for this programme, I'm taking you to the world's newest country, South Sudan.
0:38.0	To find out if it can use one particular sport to heal wounds,
0:43.0	build hopes and establish a new identity.
0:48.0	Welcome to the Republic of South Sudan, ladies and gentlemen.
0:51.0	This is Dubai International Airport.
0:53.0	Please remain in your seat.
0:55.0	The capital of South Sudan, a city recovering from decades of civil war,
0:59.0	a very special arrival all the way from the United States.
1:07.0	Some pecans and de Kemba Mutombo are two of the greatest names in basketball,
1:12.0	superstars who played in the elite American NBA league.
1:16.0	And they are here on an aid mission with a difference.
1:20.0	We want them to taste the life of playing basketball
1:23.0	because we can bring other projects to basketball.
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