Zimbabwe’s forgotten football history
Zimbabwe’s national football was under black control decades before independence—but the colonial legacy of racial segregation still haunts.
Zimbabwe’s national football was under black control decades before independence—but the colonial legacy of racial segregation still haunts.
More and more footballers, many from Africa, are openly displaying their religious beliefs on the fields of Europe's top leagues.
The guardians of women's femininity and virtue and their use of public space come up against a women's football team in the Sudanese capital.
Football and neoliberal repression go together in Egypt.
The midfielder Augustine "Jay Jay" Okocha is arguably one of Nigeria's best men's football players ever. It is his birthday today, August 14th.
Ultras or extreme fans of football clubs in Morocco use their collective identity to push for social and political demands.
Why do football matches between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates matter more than any other sporting event in South Africa. Even more than when the rugby Springboks play.
How the African Cup of Nations shows up Arab-African identity and cultural politics on the continent.
Algeria reached the African Cup final for the first time in 29 years after defeating Nigeria. It can't be divorced from politics back home.
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt and football’s peculiar hold on national identity.
Egypt got knocked out in the Round of 16, but the hosts have been hamstrung by multiple events, including the military's control.
Queer identities, widely accepted on the pitch in women's football, may be the way to challenge gender norms in some societies.
Who gets to host future editions of the men's soccer World Cup is not just big business, but also a bargaining chip in international relations.
Organized US Soccer is perceived as middle class and white. Seattle, Washington wants to break with that via its professional women's team.
Is France's World Cup championship team a bellwether for France's political future?
The author, French: "When the game is over in Russia, I’ll go play another at the field down the street. I’ll find a song to sing on the way."
The 2010 World Cup was tumultuous for France; both an athletic failure and a site of social conflict. The French Football Federation doesn't want to repeat it.
Fascists love Kylian Mbappé and hate Karim Benzema. Between these two lies the problem of romanticizing the French team as an African team.
A possible French victory hovers like a thin layer of hope that barely veils the simmering anger at France’s neglect of the islands and pessimism about the future.
Focusing on sports allegiance to Nigeria, offered a break from pondering over all of its social ills.