Boys A pair of boys battle for the ball at a Football Dreams tryout in Thiès, Senegal, where Diawandou Diagne grew up A boy watches a Football Dreams tryout in Thiès Josep Colomer speaks to players at a Football Dreams tryout in Senegal A player traps the ball during a pickup game on the beach in Senegal's capital of Dakar The inside of a shop that specializes in repairing soccer cleats in Kaolack, Senegal A goalkeeper reaches for a shot during a pickup game in Senegal's countryside A group of boys at the soccer school in Ziguinchor, Senegal, where Ibrahima Dramé learned to play Ibrahima Dramé (right) at his soccer school in Ziguinchor A boy takes a shot at Ibrahima Dramé’s soccer school in Ziguinchor Boats on the Casamance River, which runs alongside Ziguinchor A goalkeeper reaches for a shot at Ibrahima Dramé’s soccer school in Ziguinchor Boys play pickup soccer in Senegal's countryside A pair of drummers at a match in Senegal The final minutes of a pickup game on the beach in Senegal's capital of Dakar before the sun sets A boy leans in for a tackle during a pickup game in Senegal Players battle for the ball during a game in Ogulagha in the Niger Delta A community tournament in Ivory Coast's capital of Abidjan A boy takes a shot on the sidelines of a dirt field in Abidjan A makeshift goal in the Ivory Coast A boy takes a shot on a dirt field in Abidjan A gaggle of boys plays pickup soccer in Ghana's capital of Accra, where Bernard Appiah grew up Bernard Appiah (second from right) with his youth Colts team in Accra Boys play a pickup game in a cemetery in Accra