Thousands of people are drumming, cheering, chanting and flying flags.
Based on the passion on display, you might mistake the crowds at the Perth African Nations Cup for fans lining grandstands at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Except it is all happening at a suburban oval north of Perth.
While World Cup fever grips soccer enthusiasts around the globe, a small grassroots competition in Perth is rapidly growing, and bringing the city's many African communities together in the process.
Perth African Nations Sports Association chairperson Achol Madong says participation in the competition has "grown massively" in the past decade.
"[The cup] first started in 2008; it was formed by a group of gentlemen who wanted to use the world game as a means of engaging with the community as they resettled in a new country, and in a new state," she said.
"Back home in Africa, there's the African Cup of Nations, where the 54 African countries get together and play, so I think it was a way for them to also keep that connection to that tournament."
The idea grew into a not-for-profit community organisation — the Perth African Nations Sports Association — which coordinates after school programs, youth workshops, and its flagship event, the Perth African Nations Cup.
This year, a record 32 African countries are represented in the competition with 39 teams across juniors, masters, and female categories.
Scouting for next big soccer stars
Ms Madong said the cup was also an opportunity to showcase and develop up-and-coming talent within the African community in Perth.
"We have a lot of clubs and agents who come out to these games to scout for the next season; we've had a lot of great success," she said.
"We've lost several players to the eastern states who are now in elite clubs."
One such talent is South Sudanese Australian professional player Friday Zico, one of the competition's ambassadors.
When he was only a few months old, Zico's family fled war torn Sudan and lived in a Ugandan refugee camp for 10 years before settling in Western Australia in 2004.
"That's when I started getting involved in structured football; I was used to street football," he said.
"Getting involved in football changed the direction of my life."
Zico was invited to train at Football West's National Training Centre before being selected to play for the South Sudanese national team.
He made his official debut against Mali in 2015 at 20 years old, playing in front of 30,000 people in the Africa Cup of Nations.
"I never imagined I would be on TV playing in front of thousands of people," he said.
Zico now wants to use his experiences to inspire other young South Sudanese players in Perth.
Samuel Riak, captain of Perth's South Sudanese team says many young players hoping to make a name for themselves use the competition as a starting point.
"As much as it is a community event, we've got a few players that played last year who got called up into the young Socceroos," he said.
"There's real quality in this competition — a lot of quality players with great futures.
"Hopefully they can go on to play for Socceroos one day; this year three of our players played for the under-20s Australian national team."
Representing South Sudan, 19-year-old John Ngunar is one of those young hopefuls.
"As a young player getting involved in this competition, there's so many experienced players playing in the [Australian] National Premier Leagues," he said.
"Learning from them and experiencing all the knowledge they have and all the advice they give is important.
"My dad came to the last game and watched me play and just seeing the smile in his face meant a lot — I'm hoping I can take that to the next level and even play maybe in the South Sudan team back home.
"We all get together as Africans, and we just represent where we've come from; it's a competition that just brings us together."
Ms Madong said the organisation was recently recognised as a charity which uses sport as a vehicle for social change for migrants, refugees, and African Australian communities.
"We have a very experienced board who have skills in event management, project planning; they're all African-Australian professionals," she said.
"So, we're taking ownership of this tournament and programs that we deliver for our community, rather than expecting an outsider to come in and do that.
"The community has taken this initiative as something that belongs to them, and they want to protect it, they want to make sure that it's successful.
"Sports — and football in particular — breaks down barriers, we've seen a lot of friendships formed with different people from different backgrounds."
She says the competition is open to all.
"You know, there might be a family friend, that's interested in playing, they're more than welcome so we don't exclude them — whatever their background is," she said.
"You just have to be fit. And you play under that African nation for the competition.
"And I mean, we are all Australians at the end of the day."
