Eschweger football festival: 200 participants celebrate integration at the tournament!

Eschweger football festival: 200 participants celebrate integration at the tournament!

Eschweger Torwiese, 37269 Eschwege, Deutschland - On June 16, 2025 the time had come again: the football club Palm Strikers organized his already ninth on the Eschweger Torwiese Integration tournament. Around 200 people take the opportunity to do sports together and celebrate the values ​​of team spirit and community. This time the temperatures were high, but the good atmosphere could not be annoyed.

A special highlight was the intercultural teams who proudly competed with a total of 25 players from twelve different countries. This included participants from Eritrea, Albania, Chile, Ecuador, the Congo, Iraq and Afghanistan. The second team of the intercultural football group from Bad Sooden-Allendorf and the Werraland Werraland team showed particularly strong performances and secured the coveted challenge cup. The old trophy broke last year, but thanks to a donation from Harry Niebeling, the deputy district football manager, a new trophy could be provided.

a successful event with great commitment

An important part of the tournament was also the opportunity for the participants to take their sports badge. A total of 50 participants completed the exams with flying colors, which the sports badge representative Gerd Seidlitz praised. He emphasized the excellent cooperation between young and experienced examiners who made it possible for the whole. This shows how important volunteer work is for such events, which other organizations such as the Stadtsportbund Bochum e.V. emphasize, where around 200 volunteers are sought for similar actions every year.

Olaf Ronge, the club chairman, also ensured the physical well -being of the guests during the event. Whether grilled food, soft ice cream or waffles - there was no wish unfulfilled. There was also a bouncy castle for the little visitors. During the lunch break, the hip-hop kids of the TV Schwebda performed and delighted the audience. The program rounded off a raffle with 550 prices that were donated by Eschweger companies.

Integration through sport: a long -term goal

The idea of ​​integration through sport is not new, but is always becoming more important. As is explained on BLSV , it is about bringing people together out of different cultural backgrounds and facilitating them to participate in social life. The networking of associations, urban institutions and migrant organizations plays a central role in making this process sustainable.

The Palm Strikers make an important contribution to this integrative work by working for the support of people with migration and escape background and creating an environment in which everyone is welcome. Such events are not just a sporting event, but a step towards a common future.

Overall, it can be said that the integration tournament of the Palm Strikers not only offered top sporting performance, but also impressively demonstrated the values ​​of the community and integration. It remains to be seen which other projects in the region will build on this positive development.