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The African Five-a side podcast continues to explore the stories of five African heads of state and their influence on football. This week, we introduce our striker.
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Maher Mezahi is a football journalist based in Algiers who studies the cross-section between history, politics and football on the African continent.
The African Five-a side podcast continues to explore the stories of five African heads of state and their influence on football. This week, we introduce our striker.
This week on the African Five-a-side podcast, we take a look at the kick off of the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Up next in the African Five-a-side podcast, we name our central defender, and explain how Ghana’s first president boycotted the 1966 FIFA World Cup and won two Afcons.
In the latest episode of the African five-a-side podcast, we name our goalkeeper.
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