Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Inside Uganda’s Luzira Upper Prison, one of the country’s most notorious maximum-security facilities, inmates have built an unexpectedly organized football league behind bars. In an overcrowded prison housing thousands of men, including convicted killers, former soldiers, terrorists, and people still awaiting trial, football has become more than recreation—it’s a system of discipline, identity, competition, and reform. This story goes inside the inmate-run league proving that even in prison, the game can offer structure, purpose, and a second chance.

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