Hardened concrete ripping through his thin socks, the only barrier between his feet and the pavement, Anwar Sbiyaa scores three of the seven goals for his team. Sbiyaa, a 20 year-old local of Sbaa Rouadi, a rural village in Morocco, plays with a group of American college students facing off against a team of local Moroccans from his neighborhood.
Sbiyaa’s love and dedication to soccer is what led him to think that the game could be his gateway out of the village’s streets. Unfortunately, circumstances have not led him to the path he envisioned.
