Kwayes

by | Apr 7, 2012

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...

Keeper!

by | Apr 3, 2012

Here’s a short video of the goalie tryouts. You can see the condition of the field and the clouds of dust that are thrown up by the end of every practice. Hundreds of people gather round to watch.

Soccer at Dawn

by | Apr 3, 2012

The players and coaches must wake before sunrise for tryouts to avoid the midday heat. Every morning there’s a stillness that seems to break all at once as the camp comes to life. Over the past few days, the Darfur United hopefuls have joined that cycle. They...

Roadtrip

by | Mar 9, 2012

KTJ and Gabriel go on a roadtrip to promote Darfur United and bring Camp Darfur to Fresno State University. They learn some bad news about one of DU’s coaches along the way.

Meet the Coaches

by | Feb 27, 2012

Mark Hodson and Paul Revill are traveling to the refugee camps in eastern Chad to hold tryouts for the first Darfur United soccer squad. In this video, they discuss their plan for building the team, expectations and why soccer has such universal appeal.

Darfur United Hopefuls

by | Jan 28, 2012

These two Darfuri refugees are boyhood friends. They both want to be a part of Darfur United. They’ve got a good chance, as everyone says they’re the two best players in Camp Djabal. Here, i-ACT talks to them about what position they play and who their...