On the Move

On the Move

FLIGHT I’m somewhere high over the Atlantic, on my way to Chad via Paris. It’s my thirteenth such trip, the first one being in 2005, which seems a lifetime away. I’ve been staring at a blank document for over an hour, not knowing what to say. It...
The end or just the beginning?

The end or just the beginning?

As we were getting ready to leave Camp Djabal for the last time, my new friend Rahma kept telling me that it was to be a very sad day. That it wouldn’t be the same after we left. All I could think of was to agree with Rahma, as he is rarely wrong with his...
Children of the Camp

Children of the Camp

I haven’t said much about one of the major characters of the camp. The children. More so during the afternoon session, children are surrounding us the moment our vehicle arrives. They fill the windows of the community center where we hold our team meetings. They...

Darfur United Colors

Gabriel asks some aspiring Darfur United players what uniform colors they’d like for the team. Rahma and Murtada reveal their bias towards some famous team colors. Watch to see further proof that football really is the world’s sport and you can find fans...