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Beautiful Game

Welcome to In The Name Of The Beautiful Game, a series of articles on football and how it intersects with all aspects of our lives.


  • Beautiful GameCultureSudanZimbabwe

    Cape Town to Cairo: a 50-day journey to see the beautiful game

    By Enock Muchinjo
    July 25, 2019
    A football-mad fan risks visa restrictions, protests, soldiers, travelling through the desert to support his favourite team.  While most foreigners have managed to steer ...
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  • Beautiful GameEconomyEgyptPolitics

    Egypt: When football stadiums become military zones

    By Eg
    July 23, 2019
    At the recently concluded AFCON, Egypt’s politics of control against its own fans was on display in the empty stands.  A few weeks ago ...
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  • Beautiful GameSociety

    The other Africa Cup Of Nations…in Paris

    By Felipe Maia
    July 18, 2019
    On the outskirts of the French capital, neighbours from different African countries complete for local pride and glory. This article is part of “In ...
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  • Beautiful GamePodcast

    Podcast: The Beautiful Game’s Soft Power

    By Into Africa
    July 12, 2019
    We are delighted to introduce you to the second episode of the Into Africa podcast created in partnership with African Arguments. Into Africa is ...
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  • An AFCON Qualification match in 2012 between Togo and Gabon. Credit: Panoramas.
    Beautiful GameCulturePoliticsSociety

    A political history of the Africa Cup of Nations: is it still truly Africa’s cup?

    By Elliot Ross
    July 9, 2019
    At inception, AFCON set out lofty ambitions for itself. 62 years later, it falls just short.  This article is part of “In the name ...
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  • Beautiful GameCameroonCultureSociety

    In the name of the father, the son and football.

    By Kangsen Feka Wakai
    July 2, 2019
    In a season full of football, a writer pens a belated Father’s Day letter to the man with whom he shared memories over the ...
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  • Beautiful GameCultureSociety

    Photo essay: We are all goal diggers

    By Ayodeji Rotinwa and Andrew Esiebo
    June 26, 2019
    Photojournalist Andrew Esiebo explores how young Africans appropriate non-conventional spaces to play football.  This article is part of “In the name of the beautiful ...
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  • Beautiful GameCultureSocietyTop story

    In the name of the beautiful game

    By Ayodeji Rotinwa
    June 26, 2019
    Welcome to our new series on the world’s most beloved sport and how it intersects with all aspects of our lives.  This article is ...
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