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Need Help Fighting the #WorldCupBlues?
The #WorldCupBlues is very real. It's not about lamenting your team's loss, it's about not having any more games to watch and talk/dream/cry/laugh/obsess about. What do we do now? I know that this will not completely fill the void, but being a part of our 3-Days of...
Huffington Post: World Cup Soccer, In The Land Of The Hungry
Huffington Post recently posted this article by i-ACT's Executive Director Gabriel Stauring: "We are ready to fight with you," a young Darfuri refugee living in Chad tells us in early June, 2014. His homeland, Darfur, has again exploded with violence. Actually, the...
Darfuri Pride and Determination: DU’s Moubarag
On World Refugee Day, I need to thank Moubarag and the grit, determination, and spirit that he embodies as a representative of the people of Darfur. Moubarag first tried out for the Darfur United squad that traveled to Iraq in 2012. From the moment I saw him, standing...
Thank you CONIFA for Uniting the World
This is a heartfelt thank you to ConIFA's amazing staff and team. They are a hardworking group who built bridges between people, nations, ethnicities and isolated regions all over the world through friendship and the joy of playing soccer. At the beginning of...
Thank You for Being Relentless
This blog was originally posted on iactivism.org DARFUR UNITED is not just a soccer/football team, but it's the real Darfur voice, and a credit to the people of Darfur, and we are heroes looking for dreams, for a chance to represent every Darfuri that has been a...
Thank You to Ellan Vannin: Darfur United’s 12th Man
Despite the scoreboard, team Ellan Vannin enthusiastically chanted and clapped for Darfur United from the stadium stands—never ceasing or relenting, as if the match was tied and DU was fighting for a win. The next day, when Ellan Vannin won their own match, the team...
Darfur United ConIFA World Football Cup 2014 Press Coverage
Check out the recent media coverage on Darfur United's journey to the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup in Ostersund, Sweden: Recent Press Darfur United Pure I Profughi Hanno Un Team La Gazzetta dello Sport, December 23, 2014 From Genocide to the World Cup: The amazing...
The Darfur United Fan Experience: Unforgettable
I've been the rather "official" travel agent for my brother Gabriel and the i-ACT team since his first trip to the camps. Africa not being my area of expertise, I did not even know the airport code for the now oh so familiar city if N'Djamena, Chad (NDJ). Our whole...
They Are Strong
The members of Darfur United share the hardships of any international athlete: long flights to a foreign country followed by new foods and unfamiliar playing fields. But unlike star athletes from professional leagues, they arrive malnourished, dehydrated and...