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Amputee football team prepares for World Cup

[PHOTO: COURTESY]

Sixteen years after Emmanuel Ibeawuchi lost a leg in a road accident, his dream of playing soccer in a World Cup is about to become a reality.

He will captain Nigeria’s team when it makes its debut at the Amputee Football World Cup in Mexico in October.

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