African Game 4: Mokou

About This Primary Resource

This game is very popular in Lesotho and in deprived areas of Africa because it doesn’t need any sports equipment to play it. All you need is a ball (or a plastic bag ball) and a selection of rocks. The aim of the game is to build up your pile of rocks higher than the other teams without being hit by the ball. Once all your players have been hit it is the end of the game, and the team without the highest pile of rocks wins.

This resource has been kindly shared with us by Lessons from Africa, which is the education programme run by the charity Send a Cow. For 25 years Send a Cow have been helping thousands of African families and orphans grow enough food to eat, sell their produce and develop small businesses that last.

If you would like to find out more about Send a Cow, or make a donation to the charity, then please have a look at their website: www.sendacow.org.uk. Lessons from Africa also offer hundreds more resources suitable for Key Stage 2-4, find them all at their website: www.sendacow.org.uk/lessonsfromafrica.