Take a moment to imagine a football game. You’re probably thinking about a lush green pitch, or a stadium full of roaring fans. Maybe you’re thinking about David Beckham or Lionel Messi. But the “beautiful game” has many other faces.

Meet 18-year-old Scovia Akello. Growing up in Gulu, northern Uganda, amid the brutality unleashed by rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Akello has witnessed sexual slavery, extreme violence, poverty and disease. She has also witnessed hundreds of football games and is known in her village for being a “dangerous” striker.

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