Play it West African Style
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West Africa
No matter where you are in West Africa, you’ll find kids and adults playing these games, two of the most common pastimes in the region. If you ever visit West Africa, try to join in on a game with the locals. You’ll learn some amazing new moves to bring back home to your friends.
Soccer
This world-famous sport is called “football” in most of Africa. Though kids often can’t afford a proper ball, they’ll find all kinds of ways to improvise a substitute—like an old plastic bottle—for a quick game.
Oware
A two-player board game that draws crowds of spectators, oware (pronounced oh-wah-rah) was once known in Ghana as the game of kings. Oware is often recognized as the oldest board game still widely played in the world today.