Football on Robben Island | Soccer's Role in the Fight Against Apartheid | Trans World Sport

Trans World Sport tells the astonishing story of a group of political prisoners and freedom fighters who found a sense of dignity and joy whilst incarcerated in South Africa's infamous Robben Island through playing football. Nelson Mandela spent 27 years imprisoned on Robben Island, 18 of those in solitary confinement, and the former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, was a player on one of the eight teams in the prison. Despite all odds and regular torture, beatings, and daily backbreaking hard labour, these extraordinary men turned Soccer into an active force in the struggle for freedom. Subscribe to Trans World Sport: http://goo.gl/5kBsQ TWS features sports action from around the globe, including reports from the biggest international competitions, in-depth features on lesser-known sports and profiles of rising stars of the future. Follow us:   / transworldsport   Like us on Facebook:   / transworldsport87