Ganiyu Yahaya’s family lives in a Nigerian village that makes it difficult to chase basketball dreams. The nearest court is more than an hour’s drive away.
Transportation is expensive and money is tight, so for Yahaya a trip to the court is a kind of pilgrimage. When school is not in session, the 17-year-old and others play basketball all day and sleep on the court’s edges at night, sometimes for several days in a row. It is not ideal, but it is the only option, and potentially the only way to a better life.
