‘Any way possible’
A Kenyan football fan reflects on a lifetime of World Cup finals.
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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
When African football officials stop being corrupt and identify and develop young talent, an African nation would have a real chance of winning the World Cup.
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.
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.
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.
Giant Russian dolls in Egyptian national team jerseys
Reflections on World Cup fever from Cairo and my Canadian immigrant father's Egyptian football nationalism.
Game of Chicken
Reliving the epic quarterfinal match between reigning European football champions, France, and 1983 Copa America runners-up, Brazil, at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
The beautiful month
We are exploring the culture and history of the World Cup for the next month while the tournament goes on.
Captain Kolisi
South Africa's national rugby team, the Springboks, gets a black captain for the first time in its history--24 years after the end of Apartheid.
Mohamed Salah and the Egyptians
Sergio Ramos' injury to Mohamed Salah in the 2018 UEFA Champion's League final set him up for a world of insults from Egyptian football fans.
Colouring in the All Blacks
Why would a group of black, mostly coloured, South African rugby supporters openly root for New Zealand teams over their own.
AC Milan’s Moroccan problem
AC Milan, who wants to build an academy in occupied Western Sahara, is not alone in legitimizing Morocco’s occupation.
What happens to football dreams when they die
For the Star Boys, a West-African performance collective based in Antwerp, Belgium, the dream of playing professional football in Europe found its revival in theatre.
Somalia, People of Football
A film about the separate, and often connected, journeys of two Somali footballers, also refugees, to make it as footballers.
It wasn’t cricket
The systemic challenges faced by black South Africans in even getting onto the field to play cricket in the first place.
Algerian history as graphic novel
The story of Algeria's brilliant, and heroic, footballers who played for independence.
Irregular boundaries
First class cricket in South Africa, once a white man's preserve, is now technically open to all, but it is a game of money, dazzle, dancing girls and quick results.
Football failures mirror Gabon’s sorry state
The image of striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, descending alone from the field after Gabon was knocked out of AFCON 2017 game, tells the whole story of Gabon's malaise.