Football in Africa

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This groundbreaking collection provides the first detailed social analysis of football within Africa. The book should be compulsory reading, for social scientists in sport studies and African studies and for informed football followers everywhere.This groundbreaking collection provides the first detailed social analysis of football within Africa. The book features case-study essays that draw heavily on detailed fieldwork to examine the distinctive football cultures that have grown up in African communities. The book should be compulsory reading, for social scientists in sport studies and African studies and for informed football followers everywhere.