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Flags, whistles in Deaf Ball Games

Kenya's Yahe Badhir (10) is joined in celebration by his teammates after scoring his brace against Mali in their Africa Deaf Ball Games Qualifiers at Nyayo National Stadium, September 15, 2021. Kenya lost 4-2 . [Mose Sammy, Standard]

The biggest question as Nairobi hosts the inaugural Africa Deaflympics Ball Games Qualifiers is, how do people lacking the power of hearing or having impaired hearing follow instructions while playing?

It is simple. Unlike the usual trend, in deaf football the centre referees uses the flag in making their calls. He/she raises the flag at the shrill of every whistle to make his/her call known to the players.

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