We had our second football/netball match, this last Saturday. As you can see from the pictures we had quite a bit of fun. We played Ntonda CDSS (a nearby secondary school) at their grounds. The kids were all brought to the field in MCV’s large truck. Luckily I was able to ride with Faith Sibale, and so I didn’t have to join the kids in the Mega-Matola.
I arrived at the field a few minutes ahead of the kids, and many of them swarmed me when they got off the truck. We then waited around for about an hour for the other team to show up. The netball match started around 3:30, 2 hours late. (A 2 hour delay is pretty standard with just about any event in Africa). As you can see in the pictures, many of our students dressed up and painted their faces for the matches. They run on the field after every score, and netball has a lot of scoring. The girls won handily, and then it was time for football.
I thought our team played terribly in the first half, but we ended up winning 2-1 anyways. Siyabu (aspiring math hero) and Mussa (our captain) each had a goal. The ref was terrible, and I spent part of half time yelling at him, the other part yelling at our team for not playing defense. Don’t worry, I wasn’t literally yelling, and I’m sure he only actually understood half of what I said.
Immediately after the game all the kids piled into the truck, and we rode out like conquering heroes honking horns and singing. (Once again, I was in Faith’s car).
I arrived at the field a few minutes ahead of the kids, and many of them swarmed me when they got off the truck. We then waited around for about an hour for the other team to show up. The netball match started around 3:30, 2 hours late. (A 2 hour delay is pretty standard with just about any event in Africa). As you can see in the pictures, many of our students dressed up and painted their faces for the matches. They run on the field after every score, and netball has a lot of scoring. The girls won handily, and then it was time for football.
I thought our team played terribly in the first half, but we ended up winning 2-1 anyways. Siyabu (aspiring math hero) and Mussa (our captain) each had a goal. The ref was terrible, and I spent part of half time yelling at him, the other part yelling at our team for not playing defense. Don’t worry, I wasn’t literally yelling, and I’m sure he only actually understood half of what I said.
Immediately after the game all the kids piled into the truck, and we rode out like conquering heroes honking horns and singing. (Once again, I was in Faith’s car).
I have lots more pictures that I will upload soon.
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