Football
Nigeria’s amputee footballers rise above neglect
8 years agoNigeria's national amputee football team gather to pray before the start of a training session in a bare field at the national stadium in Surulere district in Lagos, Nigeria July 6, 2018. Picture taken July 6, 2018. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye
The Nigerian amputee football team has entered the national consciousness, but perhaps not in the manner they would have preferred. They would have liked to be recognised for their spirit…