Source: National, UAE

Cameroonian football team converts to Islam
Twenty-three young African footballers converted to Islam at the end of a two-month training camp in Dubai.

The men, all in their twenties, are members of a football academy for poor, homeless and orphaned youngsters in Cameroon.
“It is amazing that at an age when most people just want to play and have fun, these young men were searching for faith and enlightenment,” said Javeed Khateeb, senior religious adviser at IACAD, the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai.

“This is the first time we’ve had such a large number of people from the same group wanting to convert.

“We do get large groups of converts but usually they come from different backgrounds.”

The players and their coaching staff became interested in converting because of the peace and serenity they felt in Islam, and the kindness they received from the Muslim players they trained with, Mr Khateeb said.

“They were very impressed with the way Muslims behaved, but mostly they were impressed by the kindness and respect they received. These are poor young men and they were embraced like brothers.”

Reference:

http://www.thenational.ae/uae/heritage/cameroonian-football-team-converts-to-islam