July 16, 2023
Africa: Penalties, Passes, and a Touch of Politics - The Women's World Cup Is About to Kick Off
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off this Thursday night, the first football world cup hosted by Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more »
July 07, 2023
South Africa: Tennis and Apartheid - How a South African Teenager Was Denied His Dream of Playing At Wimbledon
Today the All England Lawn Tennis Club, hosts of the famous Wimbledon Championships, pledges to be diverse and inclusive. But in 1971 an 18-year-old university student, Hoosen… Read more »
May 26, 2023
Africa: European Soccer Is Having Another Reckoning Over Racism - Is It Time to Accept the Problem Goes Beyond Bad Fans?
After suffering months of racial abuse on the field and off, Brazilian soccer star Vinícius Júnior had enough. Read more »
March 24, 2023
Africa: Why Elite Athletes Should Develop Mindfulness to Up Their Game
Athletes at the very highest level of their sport face the challenge of performing consistently under pressure amid many potential distractions, including performance anxiety,… Read more »
March 23, 2023
Africa: The Gaming Audience Is 'Queerer Than Ever' - So How Are Game Creators Responding?
Mainstream games are embracing openly queer characters - and so are many of their players and fans. Read more »
March 28, 2023
South Africa: The South African Council On Sport At 50 - the Fight for Sports Development Is Still Relevant Today
It's 50 years since the official formation of the South African Council on Sport (Sacos). Sacos was the sport wing of the anti-apartheid liberation movement. It was established in… Read more »
March 15, 2023
West Africa: West African Footballers Battle to Fit in While Making It in Europe
Growing up, many young Africans nurse the ambition of playing football professionally in Europe and becoming superstars. The BBC reports that about 260 million people in Africa… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Senegal: Traditional Wrestling in Senegal - Much More Than a Sport, It Keeps Culture Alive
Traditional wrestling plays an important role in much of Senegalese society and is one of the country's national sports. Read more »
February 07, 2023
Africa: I Treat People With Gambling Disorder - and I'm Seeing More and More Young Men Who Bet On Sports
As a therapist who treats people with gambling problems, I've noticed a shift over the past few years - not only in the profile of the typical clients I treat, but also in the way… Read more »
February 03, 2023
South Africa: South African Tourism Wants to Sponsor Football Club Tottenham Hotspur - Is It a Good Idea?
South African Tourism (SA Tourism) is reported to be planning to spend US$52 million (about R900 million) to sponsor UK football team Tottenham Hotspur over three years. The… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: How DRC's Elite Use Sport to Build Their Reputations and Hold On to Power
Football in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - as in much of the world - is intertwined with politics. Read more »
January 19, 2023
Africa: How the Fifa20 Video Game Reproduces the Racial Stereotypes Embedded Within Football
EA Sports' Fifa football videogame series is arguably the most successful sports gaming franchise of all time. Since its debut in 1993, it has sold over 260 million copies across… Read more »
January 02, 2023
Africa: Pelé Was Ensnared By 'Brazilian-Style Racism' but Stood Firm As Dictatorship Tried to Keep Him Playing
As arguably the greatest soccer player of all time is laid to rest, Prof José Paulo Florenzano of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo considers… Read more »
December 29, 2022
Africa: Pelé - a Global Superstar and Cultural Icon Who Put Passion At the Heart of Soccer
Pelé, soccer's first global superstar, has died at the age of 82. To many fans, the Brazilian will be remembered as the best to have ever played the game. Read more »
December 17, 2022
Africa: A Hat Trick of Essential Reads to Accompany the World Cup Final
Soccer fans are just 90 minutes of action away from knowing who will lift the World Cup and be crowned the beautiful game's global champs. Well, given the refereeing during the… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: 6 Moments in African Football in 2022 That Will Be Talked About for Years to Come
2022 was a significant year for African football. It was a benchmark for the women's game and a year that may mark the first real move into African football as a business rather… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Failed to Qualify for the World Cup 2022 - Blame Their Disdain for Football School Structures and Development
Nigeria's national men's football team is absent from this year's World Cup in Qatar. It is only the second time since its first appearance in the tournament in 1994 that the Super… Read more »
December 11, 2022
Morocco: Morocco At the World Cup - 6 Driving Forces Behind a History-Making Win
History was made by Morocco, the first African and first Arab team to advance to a semi-final at the men's football World Cup. Read more »
December 04, 2022
South Africa: Hosting the World Cup - What Qatar Can Learn From South Africa About Nation Branding
The eyes of the world are focused on Qatar for the 2022 edition of the men's Fifa World Cup - the globe's largest single-sport event. Qatar was a somewhat surprising choice. It's… Read more »
December 03, 2022
Africa: World Cup Final 16 - African Performances Mark a Definitive Moment in Football
For Africa to have multiple teams go beyond the group phase to reach the Round of 16 in a World Cup is a milestone. The remarkable result at the 2022 men's Fifa World Cup in Qatar… Read more »
Morocco/Senegal: World Cup 2022 - Either Morocco or Senegal Could Break the Glass Ceiling
Sixteen remaining teams are playing in the knock-out phase of the 2022 men's football Fifa World Cup in Qatar, among them two African teams - Senegal and Morocco. The knock-out… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Africa: FIFA's Clampdown On Rainbow Armbands Conflicts With Its Own Guidance On Human Rights
The 2022 men's World Cup host nation Qatar is known for its human rights abuses relating to women, migrant workers and those from the LGBTQ+ community. Same-sex relationships in… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Africa: Can an African Team Win the World Cup?
Many football lovers hope an African team will finally win the men's 2022 Fifa World Cup. The world has been waiting for this since the great Brazilian player Pelé predicted… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Africa: Senegal and Cameroon Carry Continent's Best Hopes at World Cup 2022
The men's Fifa World Cup kicks off on 20 November in Qatar. Africa is allocated five spots in the month-long final stage of this elite competition, held every four years. Cameroon,… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Kenya: Can Kipchoge Now Run a Marathon In Under Two Hours?
Sixty-nine seconds. Read more »