ITs been a busy past few weeks here in Cameroon working with the Cameroon Football Development Program as we were preparing to run training camps for our new leaders and project coordinators. So after weeks of preparation, on and off the pitch, and the arrival of FSS Salaberry, our training partners/first team of pen pals/ first cultural exchange team, training is finally here. This first week has gone pretty well, and you can check out photos from the training sessions over on the CFDP BLOG.
Today though, I want to show you some more photos from the soccer pitch, where we have a team member (Coach of minor league soccer team Kumba Lakers) preparing a girls team for an exhibition match against FSS on Saturday as part of a women’s empowerment program that CFDP is putting on.
Enjoy
A young boy walks through the field where the girls team is practicing
CFDP founder Justin Forzano talks to young men and women about the drill that we will be running
Two boys selling snails, hang by the side of the pitch watching practice
young men and women work on ball control during a mixed gender practice
boys clown around during a soccer practice
A young boy focuses on the soccer practice that is in front of him
Girls listen to the instructions for the next soccer drill. Many women in Cameroon believe that soccer is a male only sport, even though Cameroon has a womens team playing in the FIFA World Cup
A young man selling food goods, takes a break from his labor to watch soccer practice
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