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Peter Alegi

Peter Alegi

June 30, 2008 00:30:37

Guests: Alegi, Peter

Host: Limb, Peter
Getahun, Solomon

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Episode 010

African Soccerscapes

Peter Alegi discusses his book manuscript in process African Soccerscapes: Sport, Race, Nation, and Capitalism (Ohio University Press, forthcoming in 2009). Guest host Solomon Getahun and Peter Limb talk with Alegi about football and anti-colonial nationalism in Nigeria, Algeria, and South Africa; the history of migration of African players to Europe; and South Africa's hosting of the 2010 World Cup.

00:00:00 - 00:01:13 Introduction
00:01:13 - 00:03:00 African Soccer Past and Present
00:03:00 - 00:14:21 Football and Nationalism
00:14:21 - 00:23:30 Migration and African Soccer
00:23:30 - 00:29:24 Commercial Aspects of African Football
00:29:24 - 00:30:37 Outro

Cite this Episode

Alegi, Peter, Solomon Getahun, and Peter Limb. "African Soccerscapes". Africa Past and Present, June 30, 2008. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=010/.