Eritrean 10 crave for life on the pitch

“We live in a place with no electricity, we live mostly on sorghum and pap. We want to be able to play and make money so we can afford the food we want to eat and also afford airtime to call our family members,” one of the players told Mmegi recently.

“Please help us, five months without playing football is too much for us, we want to play. We have confronted the Police Station commander and nothing much is happening, they keep promising to help, but it is taking forever,” another lamented.