An enthusiastic crowd of nearly 12,000 applauds Drake's second-half comeback and defensive heroics in the first American collegiate football game in Africa.
ARUSHA, TANZANIA ‑- Saturday, May 21, 2011 ‑- American football crossed a new international border on Saturday when the Drake University Bulldogs and all-stars from Mexico met on the gridiron painted for the first time on African soil.

Thanks to a second-half comeback, Drake beat the CONADEIPA All-Stars 17-7 in the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl, presented by the Tanzania National Parks Association, in front of 11,781 curious but enthusiastic Tanzanian spectators at the Sheik Amri Abedi Memorial Stadium here.  

A photo gallery by Chris Donahue showcases the game and other activities related to the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl, including youth football clinics conducted by the Bulldogs and their Mexican opponents. Link: http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/PhotoAlbum.dbml?ATCLID=205153525&SPSID=71156&SPID=8123&DB_OEM_ID=15700&PALBID=400868
The players from both teams, 110 in total, will continue to work together May 22-24 to build an addition to an orphanage and complete other community services projects. On May 25 both teams will embark on a climb to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa at...