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Africa gives thumbs up to medical tests for age groups cheats in FIFA tournaments

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.

By Limukani Ncube - 11 October 2010 - Text

Africa’s football war on women

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.

By Limukani Ncube - 5 October 2010 - Text, Women and the beautiful game

World Cup Bonanza

Beyond the pride of hosting the soccer fiesta for the first time on African soils, how are ordinary Africans benefiting from the game?

By Kofi Adu Domfeh - 21 June 2010 - Audio

Ice Cream Factory Fire

The former Chico’s Ice Cream factory on the outskirts of Alexandra Township, Johannesburg, which illegally housed more than 400 people, burned down after a fire on Friday. They had erected cardboard partitions and formed a second floor from wood to create a highly flammable ‘shantytown’.

By Nanama Keita - 21 June 2010 - Photo, Text

Stadium Workers

South Africa is overjoyed to host the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup, but there are mixed reactions from construction workers who are faced with job losses and an uncertain future.

By Davison Mudzingwa - 17 June 2010 - Audio

The steady crash of the giant

Nigeria’s football, which was the toast of many some years back, is on a free fall as it is being overtaken and beaten by countries so far referred to as minnows. What could be responsible for the dwindling fortune of Nigeria’s football?

By Jennifer Ifeoma Okoye - 3 June 2010 - Audio

Zambia: Cursed by the dead?

Almost two decades after Zambia lost its entire national football team in a plane crash, the country’s top sport has taken a different twist and there are no smiles on the faces of families left by the departed.

By Kennedy Gondwe - 28 May 2010 - Text

Egypt’s failed attempt to host the 2010 World Cup

Egyptian officials attribute the failed attempt to host the World Cup to not bribing the FIFA executive members, but look to the future.

By Hossam Alaidy - 23 April 2010 - Text