Now entering its 43rd year of civil war, Colombia finds its youth buffeted on all sides by crime and conflict, with much of the brightest having fled for safer climes.
What is it like to be not just a referee, but an international woman referee? To make it even more difficult, a Muslim woman referee in an African country?
Horrors enough are generated by war but, occasionally, man’s ability to rise above them generates powerful examples of inspiration which reach far beyond the immediate battleground.

Ekaphan and Ekapong Suratsawang from Thailand have joined the ranks of Thailand’s sporting hero twins. The 21-year-olds are stars of the national Futsal team: Futsal is the official FIFA version of five-side football and has become Thailand’s favourite sport.
