Never, Never, Never Give Up

by Mark Hodson | Jun 6, 2014

I suspect that the player’s spend a lot of time in the refugee camps “imagining…..” Imagining what it’s like “out there” in the World as we know it. The camps are a dark place at night, with limited electricity…there’s not much to do but imagine….I wonder where their...

Coaching Darfuri Men

by Rachael Rapinoe | Jun 5, 2014

I’ve been fortunate enough to coach soccer to many different age groups, competitive levels, males and females and various regions of the world, however I most certainly have never coached Darfuri men. Before embarking on this trip as an assistant coach for Darfur...

Watching Football, Dreaming Peace

by Gabriel | Jun 5, 2014

In 2005, I headed out to Darfuri refugee camps on the Chad-Sudan border with a little camera and a very naive heart and mind. I was going to go put a face on the numbers of dead, raped, and displaced that were being reported from what was being called, “hell on...

The Ball is Small, but the Meaning is Much Bigger

by Sara-Christine | Jun 4, 2014

“The ball is small, but the meaning is much bigger,” is what Darfur United goalie Ismail said to a Japanese journalist this morning during his interview. He was describing what participating in World Football Cup meant to him.  There’s something special about...

[VIDEO] Darfur United 2014, ConIFA World Football Cup

by Gabriel | Jun 4, 2014

Darfur United 2014, ConIFA World Football Cup from i-ACT on Vimeo. After many obstacles and a long trip from the refugee camps home, Darfur United arrives in Ostersund, Sweden to participate in the ConIFA World Football Cup. What a journey!