East Defeats West In Hard-Fought Match

The press were on hand for a recent series of three friendlies on the pitch at Fourah Bay Road near downtown Freetown. The matches were organized in conjunction for a rally to promote peace during the upcoming municipal elections.



I stopped by to watch friend Bonor Kargbo compete in the third match for one-legged amputees. All the players have one leg, except for the goalies who have two legs but one arm.



Bonor's match was between the East Side (blue and white) and the West Side (yellow). Bonor is a West Sider, the one with the flag of Sierra Leone as a head scarf.



Bonor's team worked hard, but ultimately was no match for the more powerful East Side squad, who defeated them 2 nil.