Although Senegal’s overall World Cup result was disappointing, the team showed that they have a great deal to build on for future campaigns.
- Doctoral student in Anthropology, University of Amsterdam
When Senegal face Poland in their first World Cup match in Russia, the whole nation will be roaring them on to victory.
As Senegal mourns the victims of the Demba Diop football stadium crush and searches for answers, it is to be hoped that lessons are learned, and consequences are swift.
European football matches allow African fans to partake in the aspirational dreams exported worldwide by the Premier League or the Champions League.
Wrestling is Senegal’s national sport. But the presence of an ethnic discourse within the sporting arena may well threaten the notion of the multi-ethnic nation state.
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