Egypt’s children’s passion for football captured on dusty fields

A Reuters image gallery capturing scenes of pick-up football games between Egyptian boys in graveyards and on streets was published by the National yesterday. “Just because their pitch may consist of a dusty field or wasteland doesn't mean their passion for the beautiful game is dimmed,” said the National, in reference to the shots. The newspaper goes on to mention Egypt’s recent grab of hosting rights for the 2019 African Cup of Nations and Mohamed Salah’s African Footballer of the Year award.