Football

Saturday was a busy day! After our trip to the market we were invited to join the hospital staff for a game of football. Thinking it would be a friendly kick around we went along. As we approached we realised that it was just a friendly kick around… it was serious business! It was a match between the hospital staff and the teachers of the local secondary school and pride was at stake. Each team had official strips and many of the players had football boots. The pitch itself was more interesting – part of it was covered in grass of different lengths, part of it was bare earth and all of it was very uneven. I was given a hospital shirt which I duly but on and joined in with the warm up, team photos etc but when I realised how serious the match was left most of the playing to the guys. I did however make an appearance on the pitch in the second half. The final score was a 2 all draw and only a couple of injuries sustained.