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A sport without losers: mokhacha is all about playing
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A sport without losers: mokhacha is all about playing

In Morocco’s Sahara, nomadic communities have passed down mokhacha, a stick-and-ball game, from one generation to the next. Players carve their own sticks from tamarisk wood and use a small ball made from camel, sheep or goat wool, while the teams and playing time are agreed on together. There are hardly any formal rules or scores, and, as photographer Raj Alaya puts it, no winners or losers - just the excitement of playing. As nomadic life changes and young people move to cities, festivals and documentation are helping keep this joyful tradition alive.
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