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SOUTH AFRICA ''See also Australian Rules Football In South Africa '' Australian rules football had been played in South Africa since around the time of the Boer War , although there was a significant amount of time between World War I and the 1990s when the sport was not played at any level. In recent times, South Africa has been home to an increased amount of effort in introducing the sport both from the Australian Football League and the South African Government. The sport is now played widely in the North West Province and there are plans to increase registered playing numbers nation-wide to 20,000 by 2008. The sport is controlled by the AFL South Africa . KENYA There have been efforts to start the sport at junior level since 2004 Aussie Rules International - Kenya . Gus Horsey from the Baltimore Washington Eagles from the United States Australian Football League visited the country in February and September, running several footy clinics and organising a grand final between four local teams in Nairobi . During Gus' second visit to Kenya to coach Australian Rules, he regularly trained over 100 kids after school with help from local soccer coaches World Footy News - Footy a welcome hit in Kenya , although plans through USFooty Kids to continue the clinics in future did not go ahead and the sport is not currently played competitively. SENEGAL Australian rules football was played sporadically in Senegal during the 1990s, after Darwin-based Mark Moretti visited Dakar for two months in 1991. Moretti had introduced the sport to local children originally as an example of overseas culture, but there was interest from both the children and some local soccer administrators in continuing the sport. When Moretti returned in 1997 there had not been any progress, so he organised some footballs and other material to be sent to Senegal and the country was represented at the International Australian Football Council AGM in Darwin in 1999 Footy Kicks Off in West Africa . Around this time, two teams were established, named the Crocodiles and the Hares, but the sport has since disappeared in the country. ZIMBABWE The sport of , based around a junior program which could have had a senior Zimbabwean side at the 2008 Australian Football International Cup in Melbourne Zimbabwe Australian Football Association , but this did not eventuate and Australian rules is not currently regularly played in the country. OTHER COUNTRIES Egypt In 1914, an Australian rules football match was played in Romani, Sinai between the 8th and 9th Light Horse regiments.Australian War Memorial H13624 In April 1916, a match was played at Tel-El-Kebir, men of the 5th Battalion were involved in a match to celebrate ANZAC day.Australian War Memorial P00851.009 In 1943, Australian football was played at Gezira Sporting Club, between the RAAF 454 (Baltimore) Squadron and Australian Infantry Forces.Australian War Memorial MEB0068 Algeria In 1943, a team of RAAF airmen played a match at Bone , Algeria .Australian War Memorial MEB0093 Ghana Non-organised Australian football featuring locals has been played in Ghana in 2007 West African kids kick the Aussie Footy in soccer's heartland . Uganda Non-organised Australian football featuring locals has been played in Uganda in 2006 Footy Shorts - Footy in Uganda ? . REFERENCES |
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