It began with a ball that rings — and a group of visually impaired students discovering they could play the beautiful game.
Cheza Foundation organised and delivered a blind football training program designed specifically for students with visual impairment at Uhuru Mchanganyiko Primary School. Every drill was adapted so the children could learn the game by sound, movement, and trust.
The program set out to build physical fitness, teamwork, and confidence while promoting inclusion in sport. As the students learned to track the ball, communicate, and support one another, they gained skills that reach far beyond the pitch.
Played with a ball that contains bells, blind football lets visually impaired athletes track the game by sound. What looks impossible at first quickly becomes second nature, as the children learn to listen, position themselves, and move with growing courage.
This training laid the groundwork for a lasting blind football program, giving visually impaired children a place to belong and a reason to believe in what they can do.
The confidence built on the training pitch rarely stays there. Children who learn to trust themselves and their teammates in a game carry that same self-belief into the classroom and the community — which is exactly why we keep the whistle blowing, session after session.
