Women were banned from playing football in many countries, but that’s just one of many barriers they have overcome.
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The International Olympic Committee has recognised that athletes use their social media accounts to build their personal brands.
The first African team to reach a T20 World Cup final, South Africa will need to reconsider how young cricketers are playing the T20 game.
African states won new power when they demanded New Zealand withdraw because of their rugby tour of apartheid South Africa.
African clubs must learn from the success of Al Ahly and Esperance.
Studies reveal a chequered history when it comes to the benefits of hosting the event.
Critics said that allowing more countries to play would water Afcon down. It’s had the opposite effect.
It’s time to divide TV rights among several broadcasters and not allow a monopoly.
South Africa eyes a fourth title while Namibia aims to win its first world cup match. Rugby shows huge potential for growth in Africa.
With three world records to her name, Faith Kipyegon is competing for two gold medals at the World Athletics Championships.
The world’s largest women’s sporting event is being hosted in Africa for the first time.
Fifty years ago the council was created to fight for marginalised communities to participate fairly in sports. Their dream remains unfulfilled.
The first African woman to reach a grand slam tennis final, she has once again set Wimbledon – and Tunisian hearts – ablaze.
The final in Casablanca puts Caf at a crossroads about host nations and venues for matches.
Aware of the high chance of failure, young African talents show remarkable creativity and resilience as they dream of being the next Sadio Mané.
There’s very little snow in Africa but, even so, since 1984 at least one African nation has competed at each winter Olympics and African athletes have been trailblazers.
Nine immigrants founded a cricket club in 1934 in Rhodesia. The Sunrise club survives to this day, part of Zimbabwe’s national culture.
Given the impact of African players in European football, it’s remarkable how few are able to secure jobs in football in Europe after their playing days end.
Sports in Africa, Past and Present examines the role played by leisure and professional sports in shaping African life, including resisting colonialism.
Behind the multi-racial composition of the elite European teams competing in the tournament lies a complex and painful history.
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Professor and Chair of Allied Health Studies, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Associate professor, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
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Associate Professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Research fellow, University of Passau
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Associate Professor in Sport Policy & Management, Qatar University
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Associate professor, University of Arkansas
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Adjunct associate, Northwestern University
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Postdoctoral fellow, University of Groningen
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Professeur ordinaire à l’université de Lausanne (Unil), chercheur au Centre d’histoire internationale et d’études politiques de la mondialisation (Unil), co-directeur du Groupe de recherche Achac., Université de Lausanne
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Senior lecturer, Sol Plaatje University
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Associate Professor Sport History, Stellenbosch University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Sociology, Université de la Manouba
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Adjunct Lecturer, Georgetown University