Image Number: APN292894
Title: SURVIVAL GAME
Path:
african.pictures /
Twenty Ten /
Andrew Esiebo
Description: Surviving DreamsWith a population of 160 million (ANDREW TO CHECK), Nigeria is not only the largest country in sub-Saharan African but it may well be the most soccer mad. Any open space, be it an empty ground under a flyover, a beach or a market, can be found transformed into a makeshift football pitch; its player dreaming of becoming Nigeriaââ¬â¢s soccer stars. ââ¬ËSurviving Dreamsââ¬â¢ is the story of coach/evangelist Sunny Omini, an ex-football star who promising career was cut short by injuries. He later went into coaching but quit suddenly to become a Christian missionary. Years later he returned to the game, setting up the Signal Meteor Football Academy, a grassroots training academy for young men in danger of social exclusion. Today, he works with around 30 young men on what he calls a ââ¬Ëchurch on the fieldââ¬â¢, helping them to build a brighter future through soccer..
Collections: Independent Photographers
Subcollections:
Andrew Esiebo
Country: Nigeria
Orientation: landscape
Pixel Size: 3547 x 2365
Media Id: 1_885
Credit: Andrew Esiebo / Africa Media Online
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