The scorching sun is finally beginning to dip in Juba, where a small group gathers to watch a tense battle between two of their best men.
The scorching sun is finally beginning to dip on a late on Saturday afternoon in Juba, where a small group gathers to watch a tense battle between two of their best men.
Nevertheless, after more than five years of war, pitting different ethnic groups in the fledgling nation against one other, the Munuki Chess Club is a haven of peaceful coexistence.It is a typical weekend at the chess club, one of several in war-torn South Sudan, where a growing enthusiasm for the game saw the nation last year secure its first ever gold medal in an international competition since gaining independence in 2011.
"Chess brings people together and that is why I love it. If things go well, chess will be... the second most popular game in South Sudan after football." "It was quite a shock to some of our players, it was the first time some of them were travelling out of the country," Modi told AFP. "There is really great diversity... This unity was shown when we had the conflict in 2013, we looked after each other here. In 2016, the same – it didn't create rifts," he said of the two major battles in Juba.
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