No stress
Cabo Verde’s national team is at the World Cup for the first time in their history. To understand why they might surprise everyone, you need to understand morabeza.
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Alasdair Howorth
Alasdair Howorth is an African football writer and broadcaster. He spends most of his time writing and producing the On The Whistle Podcast and Newsletter.
Cédric Bakambu’s gesture
How the Congolese national team has become a rare source of unity, recognition, and solidarity for communities living through war.
An island nation, everywhere
When Cabo Verde qualified for the World Cup, celebrations erupted from Praia to Rotterdam. The Blue Sharks’ rise shows how a scattered people built a global team rooted in home.
The two religions of Tanzania
Dar Es Salaam’s Kariakoo derby is fast becoming the continent’s biggest.
A forgotten relic
Just two weeks on from Les Elephants greatest ever triumph, the Ivorian women’s national team is at its lowest point.
Back in Bouaké
'Les Éléphants' quarterfinal match against Mali is happening in Cote d’Ivoire’s second largest city. Can the place once ravaged by war be a site of national redemption once again?
Abidjan is orange
The party in Abidjan is one that the whole continent is invited to.