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Around Dakar

Written here on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 by

A collection of random moments in Dakar. We’re about to leave for Mali, but wanted to post these to give a flavour of this football-obsessed city.

My ball!
No, you don’t understand — it’s my ball!

Children watch a game of table football
Children watch a game of table football

Beach football is everywhere
Beach football is everywhere

The sun sets on The Ball's time in Senegal
The sun sets on The Ball’s time in Senegal

Next up, The Ball heads onwards to Mali for adventures on the southern edge of the Sahara.

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3 comments on “Around Dakar”

  2. Alive & Kicking March 11, 2010 at 4:30 pm

    Great blog post guys.
    My memory of Senegal is there are plenty of table football matches going on everywhere. Perhaps we should have made table football-sized replicas of The Ball to give out too?

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