Update: Captian Souleyman!

by | Nov 26, 2012

I’m back in Camp Goz Amer on i-ACT 14 and I ran into Darfur United team captain, Souleyman. He’s so excited to hear that Darfur United will continue competing internationally and that the DU Soccer Academy is coming together. Please help support the...

Darfur United Wins Peace and Sport Award!

by | Nov 1, 2012

It was an honor to represent Darfur United at the Peace and Sport Forum in Sochi, Russia. It was an amazing event, bringing together people from all over the world that share the same vision — that sports offers something unique and beautiful to the movement...

“I’m here as a humanitarian”

by | Oct 10, 2012

Read about Darfur United’s very own athletic trainer Alexandra Nuttall Smith in the October issue of National Athletic Trainers’ Association News! In the article “Donating to Darfur: Sports Medicine for Refugee Athletes”, Alexandra explains how she got involved with...
Welcome to the team Sara-Christine!

Welcome to the team Sara-Christine!

by | Sep 24, 2012

Sara-Christine has joined the Darfur United team to help manage the project. Here’s a note from her: In 2010 I visited the refugee camps of south Chad, which host refugees from the Central African Republic. There I witnessed the desperate living conditions of...
Mubarak Haggar Is My Hero

Mubarak Haggar Is My Hero

by | Sep 21, 2012

Darfur United’s Athletic Trainer, Alex, has two beautiful daughters who have supported the team and her efforts since the beginning. It was actually Ella, her youngest, who began collecting soccer balls, jerseys, goalie gloves, pop-up goals and more before...