19/05/2014
Football
has consistently proven to be one of the most universal ‘languages’ in the
world. It is a language that people from around the world, regardless of their
language, ethnic, racial and gender background, is understood and accepted
without any hesitation. This year, when we are all getting ready for the
football worldwide celebration that will be held in Brazil, in the mountain
town of Dragash of Kosovo, for several months now this amazing sport is
demonstrating its strength in building bridges of co-operation. Of course,
comparing the World Cup with a football event in a mountainous area such as
Sharr is not easy at all. However, when we consider that the Football Club
“Opoja” that was founded just a few months ago as a voluntary initiative, which
has united young Albanians and Gorans, then the situation takes a totally
different connotation.Captain of the team Mr. Ditëlind Reshiti tells us that in
the Football Federation of Kosovo the team has registered somewhere around 35
players, among whom are 11 Gorans. “Three of Goran players are part of the
first team, while six others have had their representation thanks to the
rotation and the needs of the team. Results on the field have not been our
initiation concern when the club was founded. Our main goal has been opening of
the club and the inclusion of all young people interested in playing football,
without any distinction or prejudice. We must not forget that in the context of
the championship, we perform matches with teams from all over Kosovo. This means
that the presence of players with different ethnic backgrounds is well known
for our opponents and it is a pleasure that so far we have not had even the
slightest problem in this regard. So, through the club we have managed to
create an excellent co-existence and to build bridges of friendship, which are
the best basis for building-up a safe and secure future”, Mr. Reshiti said.
Director of the club Mr. Samet Gërdellaj said that another
interesting fact about this club is that it has a relatively young age average
and that most of the players are in high school. 5 of them are even with
special permission from the doctor to play because they are under 17 years old
and only 4 players are over the age of 22.
However, despite the difficulties faced by the club, both
our responders remain very optimistic for the future and they would like to
share a common message for all the young people of Kosovo. “Let the sport be an
assembly area of all people, regardless of religion, ethnicity or other
backgrounds. We must demonstrate that the football represents all people.
Many boys in Kosovo have manages to be successful in the
international football arena, thus we must remain committed so that the great
number of young people has the opportunity to express their character and
skills in the green field”.
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