The African Team that Played in Spain’s La Liga
Moghreb Tetouan, now back in Morocco, remains the only African club ever to hold a spot in a top-flight European football league.
Football
A History in Fragments
The recent explosions in the Stade de France was one of the most surreal things to ever take place in a stadium built nearly two decades ago specifically to house history.
When Pelé ended a war
From July 1967 to January 1970, Nigeria was engaged in civil war. Apparently, one person could make the war pause: The G.O.A.T., Pelé.
Flying to Frankfurt with a Super Eagle
The author writes about a fleeting encounter with the former captain of Nigeria's national football team, Sunday Oliseh.
Can Football Still be Political?
Chile's 2015 Copa America win won’t heal any of the political or social issues Chile is dealing with. But that's fine.
Issa Hayatou: MVP?
Is the Confederation of African Football's president advancing the continent's football or entangling it in geopolitics that could backfire and have lasting consequences?
Why would you only watch Canada at Canada’s World Cup?
In some ways all women are the same. We bleed every moon until you hit a
Africa is a Radio: Episode #11
Africa is a Radio has a Football (is a Country) focus this week. Things have been
The African Champions League Final
The Juventus team of Ghana's Kwadwo Asamoah, Italy's Angelo Ogbonna and the French pair Patrice Evra and Paul Pogba.
Are corrupt Africans really ruining FIFA?
Of course football administrators in predominantly white countries that aren't Africa have no interest at all in "looking after" their families.
The type of genuine player the world needs to look to
Africa's representatives at the 2015 Women's World Cup are Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria. The latter's chances depends a lot on Asisat Oshoala's form.
G.O.A.T’s
Diego Maradona is arguably the greatest football player of all time. In Eduardo Galeano's prose, he becomes even greater.
Some problems between the people and the police
What Egypt’s latest football tragedy says about social divisions in the country.
Football, Disappearances and Disasters in Haiti
The horrible tale of football star Joe Gaetjens's football triumphs, his torture and disappearance by Haiti's US's supported dictatorship.
Africa Cup of Nations Memories
Watchiing the African Cup of Nations before the era of internet streams and mass football broadcasting in North America.
Africa Cup of Nations Memories: When Sudan scored their first AFCON goal in 32 years
Sudan had entered AFCON 2012 with 23 home-based players, all playing in Sudan. It was the
Why would a Black American root for Ghana’s soccer team over USA?
This post on The Outer Drive got me thinking about blackness and football, but first and
The violation of Genoveva Añonma
Football officials are supposed to be advocates for the beautiful game and for footballers - irrespective of gender. But the treatment of female players with regard to gender testing is deplorable.
African Cup of Nations memories
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Steven George Gerrard: A Man Apart
The remarkable thing about Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard’s reserve is that it never prevents him from protecting those whom he leads.