French players have their names in Braille on jerseys for friendly against Nigeria

French players’ names in Braille on jerseys

SAINT-ETIENNE, France — France players took the field for Tuesday’s friendly against Nigeria with their names written in Braille on the back of their jerseys.

The team is marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of French inventor Louis Braille.

Braille, who was born in 1809 and blinded three years later, invented a system used by the blind for reading and writing which has since been adapted to almost every language.

The French team’s initiative is in partnership with the French federation for the blind, and some of the jerseys will be sold at auction.