NEWS AND UPDATES
Darfur United qualifies for World Football Cup 2020
Darfur United is excited to announce its Men’s Team will return to the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) World Football Cup in June 2020.
Road to the World Football 2020 | Stop 1: Darfur United vs Cascadia AFF
The Darfur United Men’s Team is set to play Cascadia AFF for the first-ever CONIFA game on North American soil! The match will be held on July 27, 2019 at French Field in Kent, WA with kick off at 3:30pm. T
Recap: Arizona Training Camp 2019
In the football sense, the primary focus was to train and continue to strengthen and even grow the pool of players who could potentially travel and compete on the first squad of the Darfur United team. Within this group of players were some who had already been...
Their community said they couldn’t play soccer. Now, they are the first Darfur United Women’s Team
Their community said they couldn't play soccer, but Darfuri women have been ready to take the field for many years. In November, thanks to the support of hundreds of soccer fans, women's rights advocates, and iACT champions around the world, they finally had their...
Introducing the Darfur United Women’s Team
The launch of the first-ever Darfur United Women’s Team has been years in the making. It required a global community committed to equality, opportunity, and hope. This week, the dream of a Darfuri women’s team became a reality for the 20 players who officially earned...
Equality in Sports and Life
Today I asked Fiza, a 23 year old defender from refugee camp Mile, why she hoped to play for Darfur United. Her eyes shimmered as she said with confidence, “We want to be equal with men, there are many men’s teams but not the same amount for women.” Then, she paused...
First Day of Training Camp for Darfur United Women’s Team
The first day of training camp with the Darfur United Women’s Team felt peacefully familiar. We arrived early in the morning to see the players already at the field eager to begin their sessions, smiling ear-to-ear when checking out their new cleats and jerseys—for...
The First-ever Soccer Team for Darfuri Refugee Women to be Created Fall 2018
Los Angeles, California, USA / Refugee Camp Djabal, Goz Beida, Chad - This coming fall in eastern Chad, iACT will organize the first-ever Darfur United Women’s Team (DUWT), an all-refugee soccer team representing Darfur, Sudan, and the women who tirelessly hold the...
The first-ever soccer team for Darfuri refugee women, coming soon!
This coming fall in eastern Chad, iACT will organize the first-ever Darfur United Women’s Team (DUWT), an all-refugee soccer team representing Darfur, Sudan, and the women who tirelessly hold the community and their future together. Building on the success of the...