UNHCR Egypt brings refugees, host community together for football tournament

UNHCR Egypt organized a football tournament that saw refugees play with Egyptians this past Friday at the Olympic Centre in Maadi. Players were drawn from Syria, Yemen, South Sudan, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Egypt. The game, put on with Terre des hommes, aimed to break down barriers between members of the capital city’s large refugee community and Egyptian citizens, UNHCR Egypt said.