No broomstick, no problem: Uganda's Quidditch players with global dreams


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The craze for Harry Potter's favourite sport Quidditch has reached a remote village in southern Uganda. – Photos: AFP

Far from the legendary skies above Hogwarts school, a young woman chased a "Golden Snitch" highlighting how the craze for Harry Potter's favourite sport, Quidditch, has taken hold in a remote Ugandan village.

In a clearing surrounded by banana trees, around 135km from the capital Kampala, players ran around with sticks between their legs instead of broomsticks.

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