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Fighters
to footballers
[photo: James Akena/CMS] CMS sponsored an under-14s football league, run by the Anglican Diocese of Kitgum, as one gesture of our solidarity with the people of northern Uganda. “This is the first initiative of its kind,” says William Opoka Otti, District Sports Officer for Kitgum. “The children are from camps, nearby villages, and from the town. Each team has 30 children, in all there are nine teams, but there are 456 members in the project. “We have realised the great effects of the game since starting this project,” says William. “Playing football raises the children’s spirits. It gives them a sense of achievement.” Robert Okumu, the 31-year-old coach of Cornerstone team, says, “These children are most traumatised. This playing helps them find themselves. “Some of these children were abducted, and they are starting to forget what happened to them.” The captain of his team is Thomas Omony, aged 13. “I am a Senior One student. My ambition is to play professionally — my favourite player is Roberto Carlos of Brazil. “I was on a village team of young ones before this league. This league is better because there are many people here. “All the boys in my team sleep away from home — I sleep at the primary school. This is because the situation is bad — the rebels always come around the village where I live. “I live with my mother. My father was killed by rebels when I was little. I am supported by my grandfather who sometimes buys me footballs and a jersey. I play with bare feet — we all do because we can’t afford shoes.” |
Stories Helen’s Testimony A cross-maker's story Story of the Kitgum cross Northern Uganda attracting glimmer of
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