![In this photograph taken on September 30, 2017, Afghan and Pakistani migrants take part in a cricket training session in Saint-Omer, northern France.
The image seems surreal, on a rugby field with a cathedral in the background, young Afghan and Pakistani refugees play cricket. In Saint-Omer, in the heart of a region divided on the issue of migrations, a club, starting from scratch and now champion of the Hauts-de-France region , struggles to integrate into the landscape. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KFVGRWRJDK4NTN2SOO7IMVOOPI.jpg?smart=true&auth=2cf00e16834127c80a9f1027c6e00eef1a0bee2d326a73b1dbcc3327c16d9b6c&width=400&height=225)
Afghan and Pakistani migrants train in Saint-Omer, the heart of a region divided on the issue of migrations. Philippe Huguen / AFP
Afghan and Pakistani migrants train in Saint-Omer, the heart of a region divided on the issue of migrations. Philippe Huguen / AFP
Pakistani and Afghan refugees clinch cricket title for French town
Northern town breaks new ground in September when group wearing colours of Saint-Omer Cricket Club Stars bring home regional Hauts-de-France title
Agence France Presse
13 October, 2017