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From a country torn by violence, poverty and disease rose an unlikely beacon.

PHOTO BY TREVOR BROWN Draped by a Ugandan flag, Jaffari Makanda basks in the adulation during opening ceremonies of the 2014 world lacrosse championship. For Uganda, For Africa Wed Feb 17 2021 | Matt DaSilva | Fuel This story originally appeared in the September 2014 edition of Lacrosse Magazine. It is being republished as part of US Lacrosse’s celebration of Black History Month. It tells the story of the Uganda mens lacrosse team — the first African nation to play in the world lacrosse cha...