AMEN | Grassroots Football presents photographs by Belgian-born photographer Jessica Hilltout, created during a nine-month journey through ten African countries in 2009.

Beginning in Cape Town, Hilltout travelled north through five countries in eastern and southern Africa in an old Volkswagen Beetle. She then flew to Ghana, where she continued through West Africa in a Nissan Vanette.

Travelling with a Hasselblad camera, 300 rolls of film, a digital camera and a small portable printer, Hilltout documented grassroots football and the players, teams, communities and handmade objects that give the game its character. Along the way, she collected 35 handmade footballs.

The exhibition celebrates football as a shared language and a source of pride, creativity, friendship and connection. Coinciding with the FIFA World Cup 2026, AMEN offers a timely look at the game beyond professional stadiums, focusing on the everyday experience of football and the people who carry its spirit.

On view at Gallery F, 78 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town.