Photos of the San Diego African Soccer League
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010Ever since I moved to San Diego in 2007, I have heard rumors of the existence of an African Soccer League. My attempts to find it had proven unsuccessful until recently when I found a “Somali mall,” chatted up the guys who run a barbershop there, and had them put me in touch with their friend who runs one of the teams. He gave me the information I was looking for, and this past weekend, I finally got to go see the league in action. The existence of leagues like this one — completely under nearly everyone’s radar — that convince me that, contrary to popular perception, soccer is in fact quite popular in the United States, if you only know where to look to find it.
Below are some photos that I took of two games between African League teams. I was told that the games were friendlies and that the league itself will start next weekend. I will be returning to the league to do features on several of the teams. Check back soon for that!
