Gateway to Chad

We’ve landed in N’Djamena, Chad. We met with UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Head of the Country, Aminata to discuss Darfur United and it’s future in the refugee camps. Surprisingly, in one day we were able to get our travel and video permits. Soon...

Kwayes

آﻮیﺲ (kwayes) is Arabic for good. The word was heard with greater frequency as training progressed. Here’s a short video of one of the dozens of drills run over the past week. Within each one, I could see the players improve and gain confidence in real time. It...

United At Play

Coach Mark Hodson walks the field during a scrimmage on the last day of training. Both he and the players have learned a lot this week and have grown close to one another in the process. The next time they’ll take the field together will be in Iraqi Kurdistan...