Blind leading the blind on the field
The Citizen|June 18, 2024
When football fanatic Othman al-Kinani became blind in 2008, the loss of his sight hit him hard, not least because he thought he'd have to hang up his boots for good.
Blind leading the blind on the field

Now aged 51, Kinani described his struggle to rebuild his life. "I even forgot how to walk," he said after losing his sight to glaucoma, itself according to him the result of using incorrect medicines to treat allergies.

"I had to rely on my hearing for everything".

What made the situation worse "was being separated from football", the Arabic language teacher added.

But years later, Kinani's persistence has led him to set up the country's first national football team for the visually impaired.

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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