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NGO 'I Love Africa' gives Mathare teams reason to smile

From left- Coach Hurricanes FC-Huruma Titus Mulama and striker Simon Makocha receiving football kits from MP Mathare Constituency and Board President of I Love Africa Chang Ok Lee at Kenya Medical Training College in Mathare Nairobi. Nov 23, 2020. [Jonah Onyango, Standard], 2020. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

For football players in Mathare Slum, playing bare chest is a common sight.

Being a place where sports facilities are hard to come by, a tattered Arsenal jersey will always come in handy for the talented but needy players. 

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