Scoring for Peace tells the story of three soccer players from Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda as they compete to try and win Africa's first Great Lakes Peace Cup. As they prepare for the tournament, the young men are forced to rely on their skill and their dreams but most importantly, they must find support in their teammates, many of them former fighters in some of Africa's most harrowing conflicts. Through the healing power of sports, these men find a way to put aside their differences and unite around a common passion for football.