Soccer/Football in Mombasa

These are kids in Mombasa playing soccer/football. They are a team that my buddy Johnny Mayaka put together and coaches to give them something to do and keep them off the streets.

The music is "Ndivyo Sivyo" by the Tanzanian hip-hop artist Professor J and Ugandan artist Chameleone
(check out the original video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmArBP8Oiik
this is a solid example of good East African hip-hop)

I shot this footage in December of 2007 at the request of my buddy Johnny who was also my Swahili tutor - he's the guy seen in the video coaching. Most of these kids are Muslims - note the mosque in the background. It is also interesting to see that they play barefoot and don't seem bothered or slowed down at all.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Mombasa
• football
• soccer
• colin
• crowley
• kenya
• mayaka
• kikowani
• newbeat
• ndivyo
• sivyo
• professor
• chameleone
• africa
• hip
• hop

[scooterbyxbee]

Wonderful video-love that they are barefoot playing sports-functional feet!

[switchzak]

khatari sana haqi :)

peace :)

[Aslani001]

lol!

kikowani baado ya tajika sio!!

keep it up vijana 1dai itafika na itakuwa ur dai Inshallah.

[sumrakassam08]

biddi Jama bokandee Kama Hamid

[IbraCareca]

vijana wana talent - wakipata support kama vile Europe - yani academy, equipment,kit, training,misosi etc. watukuwa kama vile da next Kolo Toure,Drogba,Adebayor etc.

[hasahnee]

vijana wana talanta... bado njumu tu!

[wazeya]

maze homeground hapa my former school and no 4 tshirt is my cuzo osama miss u bro i didnt knw u r so good in defence

[kenyanintheus]

cool, i would do the same thing, but i'm still in school