Can football help women prisoners get back on their feet?

“What I’d like to see is when these girls go back into society, they don’t end up back in prison. It's about using football for positive social change. Football is more than just a game on the pitch and this is an example of that.”

The “Football for Reform” programme kicked off in Sierra Leone last November, taking place over 8 days.

Run by Caf – the Confederation of African Football – it involved female prisoners being taught football coaching skills.

The hope with the project is for some of the women to find jobs in the field in the future.

Alan Kasujja speaks with Isha Johansen, former President of the Sierra Leone FA and Mercy Tagoe Quarcoo, former Ghana national team women’s coach.

He also hears the thoughts of two women prisoners.