http://www.roadto2010.com African Media on the Road to 2010 (and beyond) Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:05:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/12/the-silver-lining/ http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/12/the-silver-lining/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:05:18 +0000 Joseph Opio http://www.roadto2010.com/?p=8460
Sebokeng is located in The Vaal, an impoverished collection of towns, townships and shanty towns in the gritty industrial area south of Johannesburg, where current South African captain Aaron Mokoena hails from. As a hotbed of football talent, The Vaal is unrivalled.]]> http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/12/the-silver-lining/feed/ 0 http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/11/premier-business/ http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/11/premier-business/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:36:19 +0000 Walter Onyango Omolo http://www.roadto2010.com/?p=8390
The English Premier League is fast turning into a multi-billion dollar industry in Africa – with many businesses now depending on it for survival. This in the wake of the shift in focus by more and more African soccer fans to the League. Outlets televising Premier League matches are raking in millions of shillings, let alone the pay-TV stations that hold broadcast rights. Then there is the bloc that trades on apparels and promotional materials of the respective clubs.]]> http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/11/premier-business/feed/ 0 http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/11/how-football-is-helping-to-heal-zimbabwean-wounds/ http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/11/how-football-is-helping-to-heal-zimbabwean-wounds/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:18:53 +0000 Goodwill Zunidza http://www.roadto2010.com/?p=8311
Focuses on how the 14-nation regional football tournament that took place in Zimbabwe has served to unite the people of Zimbabwe who have been divided on political grounds for 10 years. It articulates how an international sporting festival of this magnitude, coming as it did ahead of the World Cup, will produce massive tourism and investment spin-offs for a country still reeling from economic decay.]]> http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/11/how-football-is-helping-to-heal-zimbabwean-wounds/feed/ 0 http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/african-soccer-leagues-suffer-as-elite-players-migrate-to-europe/ http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/african-soccer-leagues-suffer-as-elite-players-migrate-to-europe/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00:12 +0000 Walter Onyango Omolo http://www.roadto2010.com/?p=8291
African soccer leagues are now tottering on the brink of collapse, as more and more of the continent’s elite players escape harsh economic conditions at home for greener pastures in Europe. Does soccer have a future in Africa?]]> http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/african-soccer-leagues-suffer-as-elite-players-migrate-to-europe/feed/ 0 http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/china-zambia%e2%80%99s-football-bed-fellow/ http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/china-zambia%e2%80%99s-football-bed-fellow/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:10:25 +0000 Kennedy Gondwe http://www.roadto2010.com/?p=8216
Investigating the impact increased Chinese investment in Zambia may have on reversing the country’s football fortunes in the wake of the global credit crunch.]]> http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/china-zambia%e2%80%99s-football-bed-fellow/feed/ 0 http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/the-fight-against-hivaids-in-south-africa/ http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/the-fight-against-hivaids-in-south-africa/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:25:17 +0000 Joseph Opio http://www.roadto2010.com/?p=8170
Bafana Bafana might have exited the 2010 FIFA World Cup earlier than hoped, but while Carlos Alberto Parreira’s boys played to nationwide acclaim, another brigade of locals was pursuing an even more treacherous mission.]]> http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/the-fight-against-hivaids-in-south-africa/feed/ 1 http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/africa-gives-thumbs-up-to-medical-tests-for-age-groups-cheats-in-fifa-tournaments/ http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/africa-gives-thumbs-up-to-medical-tests-for-age-groups-cheats-in-fifa-tournaments/#comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:37:18 +0000 Limukani Ncube http://www.roadto2010.com/?p=8147
A look at the reaction of African nations to the introduction of medical tests to detect correct ages of footballers in FIFA junior tournaments. African nations also speak out on countries they feel are age group cheats pointing fingers at Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon.]]> http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/africa-gives-thumbs-up-to-medical-tests-for-age-groups-cheats-in-fifa-tournaments/feed/ 0 http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/rival-clubs/ http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/rival-clubs/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:32:09 +0000 Denis Dibele http://www.roadto2010.com/?p=8123
Football rivalry between Al Ahly and Zamalek is regarded as one of Africa’s fiercest derby and can divide even families.]]> http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/rival-clubs/feed/ 0 http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/africa%e2%80%99s-football-war-on-women/ http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/africa%e2%80%99s-football-war-on-women/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:12:18 +0000 Limukani Ncube http://www.roadto2010.com/?p=8112
Recently, a leading club in Zimbabwe—Dynamos fired a woman physiotherapist because fans and executives believed charms were not working due to her presence on the technical bench. More and more women could find themselves sidelined from duties that require them to be on the turf.]]> http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/10/africa%e2%80%99s-football-war-on-women/feed/ 1 http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/09/peles-predictions/ http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/09/peles-predictions/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2010 10:17:06 +0000 Kennedy Gondwe http://www.roadto2010.com/?p=8078
Ghanaian legend Abedi Ayew speaks out about his successful sons.]]> http://www.roadto2010.com/2010/09/peles-predictions/feed/ 0