Senegal+Recreation+(Napoleon)

= = = Senegal Recreation (Napoleon) =

__Sports__

Senegal has a wide variety of sports. Its national sport is traditional wrestling. Soccer is the most popular sport and many play for competition and for fun.Here is a small clip of some kids amusing themselves by playing a game of soccer.

Now you see how difficult it is sometimes to play a sport in Senegal. Kids have to use the resources around them just to play a small game. For example, a boy might have to use a metal hoop out of a trash can to use as a goal.

Wrestling is a polar sport, too. Men play on the dirt ground or sand. Many are entertained by this sport, also. Before each match starts,the referee/trainer drips oil over the wrestlers body to make them relax and their muscles stand out.



Senegal has a many sports; more than you think. There are people in Senegal who dedicate there life to sports. Some athletes have made it their desire to go to the Olympics and some have succeeded. That is a very proud moment to return back to your friends and accomplish something that might seem unrealistic to them. Sports are part of Senegal's everyday lifestyle.

__Games__

Senegalese people do have board games that are very much like ours today. A popular game is checkers. This is very similar to the checkers we know. This game is played with fourteen checkers of either blue or yellow. In the US we usually play with red and black. In the Senegal checkers game you can move forwards, left, or right. You do not skip over a space and you can't move diagonally. Checkers then capture.

Scrabble is a very popular game in Senegal. It has made its way over to West Africa. Scrabble is so popular there it is sort of like a sport. They have scrabble tournaments and many people gather watch. The playing board is projected onto a large screen. The onlookers play along to themselves to try and think of words.

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