
Between fandom and dissent
Eritrea’s recent progress in AFCON qualifying offered a rare feel-good moment, but new player defections underline how fragile that progress remains amid the country’s political realities.
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Michal Petros is a cultural strategist and storyteller. She is the founder of Studio Hiwet and The HABESHA Project, a multimedia oral history archive documenting diaspora identity through photography, film, and interviews. She writes on culture, belonging, and the African diaspora.

Eritrea’s recent progress in AFCON qualifying offered a rare feel-good moment, but new player defections underline how fragile that progress remains amid the country’s political realities.