Gua Africa in conjunction with community leaders from Kakuma Refugee camp organised a 16-team tournament, between members of 16 South Sudanese counties currently living in the refugee camp in North-West Kenya sponsored by Humaniti. (https://wearehumaniti.org/).
The concept for this event came from the community leaders in the camp and organisation for this tournament started in January 2023. The tournament consisted of four rounds – finalising in a tense penalty shoot-out at the finals on Monday, 17th April, 2023.
The common goal was peace, unity and allyship and the impact of this exceeded our expectations.
The football tournament was one of the safest Sports events the refugee camp has ever seen. It showed a level of sportsmanship between counties, which has been difficult to achieve to date. These communities are fighting back in South Sudan and these conflicts can overspill into the camp, especially among young men who don’t have an outlet for their energies and dreams.
The tournament supported and involved 200 players, nearly 50 community leaders and thousands of spectators.