Fans

Premier business

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.

By Walter Onyango Omolo - 16 November 2010 - Text

Fanatical Football Pharoahs

Football is an international language. It knows no boundaries. And it is not only the players that are acquiring this language, but also the fans.

By Anna-Marie Jansen van Vuuren - 14 October 2010 - Audio

No Redemption

Football fans are, by their very nature, a notoriously fickle lot. Yet even by prevailing standards, fans in Africa are capricious to a fault.

By Joseph Opio - 24 September 2010 - Text

Ghana’s number one

A portrait of Ghana’s self-proclaimed number one supporter.

By Lucky Sindane - 23 September 2010 - Text

My Idol

The love of football is a well-known phenomenon. Men all over the world support their local and national team with passion and faithfulness.

By Jean Pierre Kepseu - 14 September 2010 - Future stars and yesterday's heroes, Photo

The Grand Parade

Fans unite during the 2.4km walk to Green Point Stadium.

By Samantha Reinders - 9 July 2010 - Fans, fun and football, Photo

Africa united behind Ghana’s Black Stars in the quarterfinal

The hope of an African team winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup was finally dashed when Uruguay beat Ghana on penalties at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. However, the sense of pride that an African team had progressed so far in the football tournament reverberated around the world.

By Jean Pierre Kepseu - 6 July 2010 - Africa United, Photo, Race, reconciliation and xenophobia

African Support

Evidence of interest in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Nigeria.

By Adolphus Opara - 30 June 2010 - Africa United, Photo