Syria's Omaya Sports Club Amputee Team Plays Soccer to Heal War Wounds
137 views · Published 16 July 2018 · 0:51 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: IBTimes UK · 2018 · Travel & Events
The Omaya Sports Club amputee team is made up of those injured during Syria's seven-year civil war. The team is based in the final rebel-held province of Idlib in the country's northwest. Many of its players have lost limbs in reported Syrian and Russian airstrikes. The players and their coach, Abu Hassan, say the game helps rehabilitate players both physically and psychologically.
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