When Football Was Outlawed
Imagine living in a place where football was banned. When Islamist militant group Al-Shbaab were in power in Somalia, that's exactly what happened. That, along with 20 years of war, had left the national football team languishing at the bottom of world football's rankings.
The football-mad nation have however begun the long road back. Their progress has been documented in the film 'Men in the Arena' by US director JR Biersmith. One of the players at the heart of this story is Sadiq Mohammed. The 麻豆官网首页入口's Steve Crossman has been speaking to both.
Photo: The Somali National Football team. Credit: JR Biersmith.
Duration:
This clip is from
Featured in...
Football: Beautiful game, beautiful stories—Sportshour
Beautiful game - beautiful stories
More clips from Sportshour
-
The not so secret football agent
Duration: 16:59
-
Jason Brown: From football to farming
Duration: 19:30
-
The fight for football for everyone, anywhere!
Duration: 10:25
-
Santia Deck: Tackling American Football
Duration: 09:14