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Africa Football and FIFA: Politics, Colonialism and Resistance

Africa Football and FIFA: Politics, Colonialism and Resistance

March 11, 2009 00:37:58

Guests: Darby, Paul

Host: Alegi, Peter
Limb, Peter

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Football/Soccer Politics and Migration

(Dr. Paul Darby (University of Ulster) on Africa's place in world soccer. He examines Africa's political relations with FIFA and the role of CAF, the continental governing body. Darby then discusses his new research on the migration of young African players to Europe through case studies of Ghana's Liberty Professionals FC and the Right to Dream Academy.

00:00:00 - 00:02:25 Introduction
00:02:25 - 00:06:15 Motivation for Studying Sport and Society
00:06:15 - 00:15:12 Africa in World Football
00:15:12 - 00:22:18 Increasing African Participation in FIFA Administration
00:22:18 - 00:36:09 Modern Football in Ghana
00:36:09 - 00:37:58 Outro

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Alegi, Peter, Paul Darby, and Peter Limb. "Football/Soccer Politics and Migration". Africa Past and Present, March 11, 2009. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=023/.