Cleophace, a refugee football player from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has experienced racism while playing community sport in Australia. His football team, Centenary Stormers FC, is striving to create a more inclusive environment for all players, developing a unique strategy to tackle racism head-on.
Cleo is one of the dozens of young people from refugee backgrounds who we have supported to play community sport. Sadly, he has experienced racism on the football field, as he told ABC Australia.