Arsenal Footballer Mesut Ozil Plays Football with Children in Refugee Camp

Arsenal footballer Mesut Ozil visited a refugee camp in Jordan and played football with children who have fled war.

He was given a tour of the camp after which he played a game of football with young children. Seeing a famous footballer gave them the opportunity to momentarily forget some of their troubles and memories of war.

13-year-old Khadijah Abdo Suwlim, said,

“We love football and this our favourite game and we love that he teaches us and we learn from him”.

Football coach Mohammad al Zu’bi said,

“[Having] a player like Ozil in the camp gives a motivation for children that the big players are thinking about them. There are players who think about us, care about them at the same time”.

From Jordan, Mesut Ozil travelled to Makkah, Saudi Arabia to perform the lesser pilgrimage called Umrah.