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For Glorious, John Lewis and Sam Diss wrote about women’s football in Cameroon and Petrichor Football Association, an organisation that creates change in a landscape where opportunities for girls are few, and challenges are plenty:

For any aspiring footballer in Cameroon, obstacles abound: limited access to coaching, poor facilities, and few competitive opportunities. But for female players, these barriers are compounded by societal expectations and cultural norms. “Local communities perceive women’s football differently compared to men’s football,” says Yolande. “Women’s football is often dismissed as a waste of time. Many still believe that a woman’s place is in the kitchen.”

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