South Sudanese football club league helps visually impaired to regain confidence


Juba (AFP) – When Mubarak Joseph Hilary lost his sight aged 15, the soccer-loving teenager dropped out of school and didn’t leave home for seven years, resigned to a life spent indoors. That is, until he discovered the Juba Boys football club — one of a handful of teams established in South Sudan’s capital to develop the talents of visually impaired players, with the aim of eventually competing in the Paralympic Games.

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