The women of the the Old is Gold women’s football team from Mathare slums in Nairobi love nothing more than to pull on a pair of shorts, sit their children on the sidelines and jump onto an often muddy football pitch for a kick about.
By Julius Mwelu - 27 September 2010 - Photo, Women and the beautiful game
Daniel Kwaku Yaboah is Christian. He is also a sports radio presenter for Peace FM in Accra, Ghana.
By Julius Mwelu - 29 May 2010 - Photo
Children in the Muthare slum in Nairobi, Kenya can’t afford a real soccer ball so they make a plan. Searching for plastic bags at dump sites, they collect enough to make a soccer ball out of the bags and a ball of string. Soccer brings joy to their lives and ingenuity ensures they keep the joy alive.
By Julius Mwelu - 18 March 2010 - Photo, Rich dreams, poor realities
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