Living for the ball
Ndeye Debo Seck has lost interest in local club football in Senegal. It has a lot to do with how the local game is administered.
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Being coloured and Indian in South Africa after apartheid
Where do these debates about the place of coloureds and Indians in South Africa come from?
‘Any way possible’
A Kenyan football fan reflects on a lifetime of World Cup finals.
It’s time to end the CFA franc
For true independence for France's former colonies in Africa, it is imperative that the current CFA franc monetary system end.
When Cameroon’s players convinced themselves they could not win
The reason why African teams struggle in the World Cup has everything to do with colonialism.
Why hasn’t an African nation won the World Cup?
Until African officials stop lining their pockets and instead identify and develop the best young talent the continent has, an African nation winning the World Cup will remain elusive.
Senegal’s jersey
The Senegalese football jersey is a powerful symbol of nationhood and independence.
Senegalese pitch dreams
Football in Senegal is magic. That the team has qualified for their second World Cup, heightens the joy.
Imagining the South African Indian
How do you tell a different story of Indians in South Africa, one that shatters long-held and reproduced stereotypes?
France ’98 and a genuine moment of Maghrebi solidarity
Tunisia played England in France '98. English hooligans attacked Tunisians in the streets of Marseille. Algerians came to Tunisians' rescue.
The descent of our fathers
A remembrance for Father's Day.
Ghana didn’t qualify for the World Cup, so which African team do I support?
One Ghanaian football fan wrestles with which teams to support in this year's World Cup after the Black Stars failed to qualify.