Uruguay is playing for you
Despite what happened at the 2010 World Cup, Africans have more in common with Uruguayans.
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Davy Lane
Davy Lane writes about football politics.
The only black jockey in the race
S’manga Khumalo is the first black jockey to win South Africa’s richest horse race.
When the Blue Sharks swam into Mandela Bay
What we learned from Day 8 of the 2013 African Cup of Nations.
Saving and scoring penalties every day
What we learned from day seven of the 2013 African Cup of Nations.
The Democratic Republic of Congo Effect
What we learned from Day Six of the 2013 African Nations Cup held in South Africa.
The elephants seemed somewhat long in the tusk
What we learned from day four of the 2013 African Cup of Nations being held in South Africa.
Playing for the home team
Most national teams that made it to the 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa play in Europe. Ethiopia is one of the few teams composed of mainly “home” based players.
Africa is a Jockey
Will the breakthrough of a Swazi jockey in British horse racing change the global stakes for Africa and its diaspora’s riders?
Africa is a Horse
What is it with the long practice in British racing of adding an African appellation to a race horse’s name. Most African countries now have at least one horse name after it.
In Search of Pancho Guedes
A new film goes in search of the renowned architect and some of his work in Maputo, capital of Mozambique in southeast Africa.
Moçambique Popular
Long before football blogging became commonplace and banal, Davy Lane wrote about football politics as a fan. Brilliantly.