African nations consistently vote for Infantino because they depend on Fifa for financial support.
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Tired colonial tropes paint Africans as untamed, unrestrained, and lacking in intelligence.
The match outcomes of the four north African nations reveal competing models of football development.
Ten pivotal moments that tell the story of how African football transformed itself.
Africans are often sold as physically strong with raw talent, but lacking in discipline and technical refinement.
The World Cup is selling football as inclusive and diverse. It’s not so for the African players migrating to play overseas.
Africa is finally ready to disrupt the global football status quo.
On the field, football has the power to bring cultural unity. But crackdowns on immigrants and soaring costs will make it more difficult to attend.
Caf’s decision to strip Senegal of the title is a textbook case for sports law.
A final is not just a result. It is also a narrative, a memory, and a shared collective moment.
Intra-African trafficking, particularly through digital deception and aspirational manipulation, remains largely invisible.
Why has international success evaded a region that’s so in love with the game?
The 2026 Afcon’s on-field disturbances should not take away from its accomplishments.
A national icon in Morocco, Faras was a humble man whose passing marks the end of an era.
Why the future looks bright for several other women’s national teams.
Higher skill levels, increased prize money and global media interest are signs that the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is going from strength to strength.
African football skills are sought after in the hugely popular Chinese Super League – and China gains soft power in Africa in the process.
He gave up a lucrative contract in France to help create a football team to represent the Algerian resistance in the fight for independence. Algerians never forgot this.
Football is about more than just sport. It also reflects political tensions in society.
Women were banned from playing football in many countries, but that’s just one of many barriers they have overcome.
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