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Civil War survivors play soccer in Sierra Leone, Africa

There is a ‘soccer league’ in Freetown, Sierra Leone that is organized for survivors of a brutal civil war in the country. The members playing on the field are missing a lower limb while the goaltenders have both legs, but not both arms. These were some of the most athletic men I have ever observed.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Copyright: © david jaffe