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This title was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of The Year 2009. In June 2010, Africa will host football's next World Cup, the most significant global sporting spectacle ever to take place on the continent. South Africa's successful bid was unsurprising - the sport thrives in Africa, and is vitally important, just as African footballers have become increasingly important in football at the highest levels. This fascinating book traces the development of the sport in Africa, finding out what makes African football unique and examining how the game fits into the social and political life of the continent. Drawing on a wide range of sources, and utilising extensive experience, having lived in four football-obsessed places - Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Egypt and South Africa - and having visited a further 24 African states, Ian Hawkey has produced a remarkable book: the definitive account of football and a continent.

ISBN	1906032718	Volumes	1
ISBN13	9781906032715 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	544
Publisher	Anova Books	Published in	London
Imprint	Portico	Previous ISBN	9781906032852
Format	Hardback	Height (mm)	216
Publication date	07 Sep 2009	Width (mm)	135
DEWEY	796.334096	Spine width (mm)	23
DEWEY edition	DC22	Academic level	General
Pages	320

	Prologue	1
1	Big Game Hunting	6
2	The White Witchdoctor	31
3	Feet of the Chameleon	55
4	Leopards Skinned	71
5	Desert Foxes	100
6	Caravan from the Sahara	123
7	The Tortoise and the Hippo	143
8	Burial of the Springbok	174
9	The Buffalo and the Phoenix	203
10	The Swoop of Eagles	228
11	Whispering at Pigeons	240
12	The Lion bites the Cockerel	265
13	Sphinxes and Vipers	280
14	Epilogue	291
	Bibliography	295
	African Cup of Nations Finals 1957-2008	298
	African Teams at World Cups, 1934-2006	299
	Africa's Olympic Football Medals	300
	African Champions Cup Finals 1964-2008	300
	African Footballer of the Year	303
	Acknowledgements	304
	Index	307

'Through comprehensive research, it presents the history of African football in an intelligent, thorough manner, written with warmth and understanding...the book for which African Football has been crying out.' FourFourTwo, October 2008

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