Comments on: African Soccerscapes: History, Ideas, and the 2010 World Cup

By: Stewart Johnston

Stewart Johnston — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 07:54:42 +0000

I think football (soccer) gives everyone something to believe in and cheer for. The lower class just happens to need something like that more. And besides all that, it’s fun!

By: Mediating South Africa 2010: Parting Thoughts and Sources | Pitch Invasion

Mediating South Africa 2010: Parting Thoughts and Sources | Pitch Invasion — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:46:44 +0000

[...] here on Pitch Invasion: a historical perspective on African soccer by scholar Peter Alegi titled African Soccerscapes, a historical book and documentary titled More Than Just a Game about the importance of soccer on [...]

By: Sean Jacobs

Sean Jacobs — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:24:34 +0000

When I first came up with the idea to start the blog, Football is Coming Home, the first person I contacted was Peter Alegi, probablt the foremost academic historian on South African football/soccer and fast building a reputation as a major ananlyst of comtemporary football. This, as we see, while remaining a fan–I mean, he proudly wears his Azzuri blue. Nice work Peter and thanks Andrew.

Sean

By: The Women’s Game in Africa: ‘Zanzibar Soccer Queens’ and Other Tales | Pitch Invasion

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:24:24 +0000

[...] of football in Africa is increased opportunities for girls and women to play (as I noted in my review of African Soccerscapes). He cites as one prominent example the Mathare Youth Sports Association, an NGO in Nairobi that [...]

By: Miriti Murungi

Miriti Murungi — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:23:12 +0000

Great piece. I spent time with Peter back in 1998 in South Africa when he was working on his first Fulbright. He’s the one who led me to fall in love with South African sport (and write my college thesis on it). As usual, quality analysis. Thanks for the article, Andrew. I look forward to picking up the book.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:19:40 +0000

One of the best blog posts I’ve come across on the topic…excellent review and an even better interview. Thank you!

By: Beyond the Vuvuzela | Must Read Soccer

Beyond the Vuvuzela | Must Read Soccer — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:08:00 +0000

[...] new academic books on Africa soccer make at least this clear: that World Cup 2010 is much more than either (a) FIFA’s Disneyfied dream of a smiling, frictionless continent, or (b) South Africa as mere [...]

By: African Soccerscapes: History, Ideas, and the 2010 World Cup « Scissors Kick

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:13:20 +0000

[...] African Soccerscapes: History, Ideas, and the 2010 World Cup “Making an academic career out of studying soccer might sound (kind of like) fun, but it turns out to be hard work—mostly because you tend to get dissed from all sides. Here’s how Peter Alegi and Chris Bolsmann explain it in their introduction to South Africa and the Global Game, a forthcoming edited collection of scholarly essays addressing issues around the coming World Cup.” (Pitch Invasion) [...]