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Yapo loves to play soccer! But he does not like to pass the ball to his teammates. How will Yapo discover that winning is not only about scoring?
Read all 14 story pagesYapo Saves The DayYapo loves to play with his soccer ball! He often tries dribbling tricks with his dad. An elastico, a rainbow flick and even......a bicycle kick!Yapo is the star of the Under 6 Team of Tino Football Club. He is quick and nimble on the field. Yapo scores most of the goals for his team.Yapo, however, does not like to pass the ball. Coach Tazi often reminds Yapo to share the ball with his teammates.One day, Tino Football Club was playing Kuma Football Club. Yapo tried many times to score but the Kuma team was too strong. By half-time, Kuma was leading 2–0.Coach Tazi gave the team a stern pep talk, "Play together and pass the ball to whoever is free! Yapo, pass the ball!"When the second half began, Yapo was made to sit on the bench. His teammates were a little scared to play without him, but they remembered to play together. Nat scored the first goal for the Tino team. "WOOHOO!" cheered the crowd. Three minutes before the end of the game, Lindi scored the team's second goal! "LADUMA!" they shouted.Coach Tazi called Yapo back into the game, "The score is now 2–2. Take us home, boy! Remember to play with your teammates!"Lindi kicked the ball to Nat, who passed it to Yapo. Yapo dribbled between two opponents and when he was about to take a shot, he spotted another Kuma player running towards him. Yapo saw Lindi following close behind, remembered Coach Tazi and passed the ball to her. Lindi turned towards the goal, and took her best shot!"GOAL!" cried Coach Tazi. The Tino crowd went wild with joy as Lindi's teammates ran to hug her! Yapo was very happy that his team had won 3–2. But he was a little disappointed that he had not scored any goals."Congratulations for a mighty comeback!" beamed Coach Tazi to his team. "Well done, Yapo, for passing the ball to Lindi.""You may not have scored a goal today, but you certainly helped your team to win. Well done, son!" smiled Dad, as they walked home together.
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Written by
Rujeko Moyo
Illustrated by
Liam Longland
Created by
Nabeela Kalla (Editor); Liam Longland (Illustrator); Benjamin Tetteh (Designer); Rujeko Moyo (Writer)
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