Champions' Football

One of the popular activities for the deaf staff at Neema  is football. Every month or so several staff visit a village church to explain how disabled people contribute to their communities, and to play a local team. Last weekend it was a chance to travel just over an hour to a village called Image.

 

We arrived in plenty of time to enjoy the hospitality of the church for breakfast. This is a usual, simple affair with a precious cup of ‘chai’ (sweet black tea) and a slice of bread.

Every church has at least one choir which lead the service through song and dance. Rumour has it that at one point Malcolm joined in the dancing, but fortunately there is no photographic evidence.

After a lunch of chicken and rice the big match started on a pitch in a dramatic landscape..

The first half was closely fought and at half time, with no score, Neema’s coach  gave some good tactical advice.

Minute by minute the Neema team took control of the second half.

The final result, 3-0 to Neema, was hard fought. Fortunately there was sugar cane growing in the fields around the pitch to boost energy levels of the players (Tip: Don't eat sugar cane unless your teeth are strong!)

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