Soccer without sight

A crowd gathers around a Ugandan soccer field, as the big game is about to start. But rather than excited fans cheering and applauding, the pitch goes silent – the only sound comes from the rattling ball on the field.

That's because the teams are all made up of blind athletes. And as members of Blind Football Uganda, they rely on their ears to hear the soccer ball as it whizzes between players.

⚽️ Soccer for all... Blind Football Uganda was founded last year by disability inclusion activist Jagwe Muzafaru. The league already includes four men's and two women's teams. 

• “[Playing soccer] helps [the athletes] from being in a situation such as depression, being lonely, or limited,” Jagwe shared. “People have seen what we are doing, and people have been inquisitive and ask, ‘How can a blind person play?’ So these sites are also helping me to mobilize people.”