Comments on: The Women’s Game in Africa: ‘Zanzibar Soccer Queens’ and Other Tales http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/03/15/the-women%e2%80%99s-game-in-africa-%e2%80%98zanzibar-soccer-queens%e2%80%99-and-other-tales/ A soccer blog featuring essays, news and photography exploring soccer around the world Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:48:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Global Bag Project http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/03/15/the-women%e2%80%99s-game-in-africa-%e2%80%98zanzibar-soccer-queens%e2%80%99-and-other-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-29069 Global Bag Project Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:08:19 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=8534#comment-29069 Buy a bag. Feed a family. Preserve the planet. Visit www.globalbagproject.com and help alleviate the plight of HIV AIDS widows from the Kibera slum. Buy a bag. Feed a family. Preserve the planet. Visit http://www.globalbagproject.com and help alleviate the plight of HIV AIDS widows from the Kibera slum.

]]> By: oleafrica http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/03/15/the-women%e2%80%99s-game-in-africa-%e2%80%98zanzibar-soccer-queens%e2%80%99-and-other-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-28520 oleafrica Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:47:15 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=8534#comment-28520 I like the article. Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea will be representing Africa in the next year's women's world cup tournament. With time, I would love to see West African dominance in football for both men and women to be strongly challenged by other regions of Africa. I like the article. Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea will be representing Africa in the next year’s women’s world cup tournament. With time, I would love to see West African dominance in football for both men and women to be strongly challenged by other regions of Africa.

]]> By: The African Women’s Championship and the Curious Case of Equatorial Guinea | Pitch Invasion http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/03/15/the-women%e2%80%99s-game-in-africa-%e2%80%98zanzibar-soccer-queens%e2%80%99-and-other-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-28123 The African Women’s Championship and the Curious Case of Equatorial Guinea | Pitch Invasion Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:22:18 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=8534#comment-28123 [...] I’ve written previously on Pitch Invasion about women’s soccer in Africa, I don’t claim any special expertise on this specific [...] [...] I’ve written previously on Pitch Invasion about women’s soccer in Africa, I don’t claim any special expertise on this specific [...]

]]> By: Mediating South Africa 2010: Parting Thoughts and Sources | Pitch Invasion http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/03/15/the-women%e2%80%99s-game-in-africa-%e2%80%98zanzibar-soccer-queens%e2%80%99-and-other-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-23933 Mediating South Africa 2010: Parting Thoughts and Sources | Pitch Invasion Mon, 31 May 2010 16:47:16 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=8534#comment-23933 [...] Essien), and Streetball (about South Africa’s team in the homeless World Cup).  I also wrote a piece here on Pitch Invasion about an excellent documentary from a few years back on a women’s soccer team in Tanzania.  [...] [...] Essien), and Streetball (about South Africa’s team in the homeless World Cup).  I also wrote a piece here on Pitch Invasion about an excellent documentary from a few years back on a women’s soccer team in Tanzania.  [...]

]]> By: Shawn http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/03/15/the-women%e2%80%99s-game-in-africa-%e2%80%98zanzibar-soccer-queens%e2%80%99-and-other-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-23293 Shawn Sun, 09 May 2010 08:46:50 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=8534#comment-23293 Hello Professor Guest, A great article. I am experiencing the same gender segregation when it comes to sports with my work in Lesotho. During a recent workshop we were able to train a number of young female coaches, but almost none of them are interested in working with girls teams and instead are working with young boys. I believe that the boys having a female coach will be a positive experience for them, but after reading about MYSA I am interested to see the role that sport can play in challenging gender norms, empowering women, and creating positive social change. I believe that it was Saavedra who also stated in one of her articles that soccer has great potential for challenging gender norms because of its perceived maleness. Hello Professor Guest,

A great article. I am experiencing the same gender segregation when it comes to sports with my work in Lesotho. During a recent workshop we were able to train a number of young female coaches, but almost none of them are interested in working with girls teams and instead are working with young boys. I believe that the boys having a female coach will be a positive experience for them, but after reading about MYSA I am interested to see the role that sport can play in challenging gender norms, empowering women, and creating positive social change. I believe that it was Saavedra who also stated in one of her articles that soccer has great potential for challenging gender norms because of its perceived maleness.

]]> By: oyun oyna http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/03/15/the-women%e2%80%99s-game-in-africa-%e2%80%98zanzibar-soccer-queens%e2%80%99-and-other-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-22564 oyun oyna Sun, 04 Apr 2010 08:12:19 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=8534#comment-22564 Thanks for share admin :) Thanks for share admin :)

]]> By: Vote with your feet « Personal S.A. http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/03/15/the-women%e2%80%99s-game-in-africa-%e2%80%98zanzibar-soccer-queens%e2%80%99-and-other-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-22123 Vote with your feet « Personal S.A. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:43:40 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=8534#comment-22123 [...] reveal themselves in different, more personal and political, ways. Yesterday I read a story, “The Women’s Game in Africa: ‘Zanzibar Soccer Queens’ and Other Tales,” by Andrew Guest, a contributing writer at Pitch Invasion, which introduced me to yet another [...] [...] reveal themselves in different, more personal and political, ways. Yesterday I read a story, “The Women’s Game in Africa: ‘Zanzibar Soccer Queens’ and Other Tales,” by Andrew Guest, a contributing writer at Pitch Invasion, which introduced me to yet another [...]

]]> By: Nashville Business Brokers http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/03/15/the-women%e2%80%99s-game-in-africa-%e2%80%98zanzibar-soccer-queens%e2%80%99-and-other-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-21862 Nashville Business Brokers Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:09:25 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=8534#comment-21862 Fantastic article...I can remember my mother telling me stories about how she used to play netball growing up :) Fantastic article…I can remember my mother telling me stories about how she used to play netball growing up :)

]]> By: Why Women in Africa Do(n’t) Play Football | Must Read Soccer http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/03/15/the-women%e2%80%99s-game-in-africa-%e2%80%98zanzibar-soccer-queens%e2%80%99-and-other-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-21824 Why Women in Africa Do(n’t) Play Football | Must Read Soccer Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:07:43 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=8534#comment-21824 [...] of beauty. Malnutrition. A preference for basketball. A lack of tampons. The things that prevent women from playing football in Africa are so legion, it’s a wonder they ever play the game. And yet they do… (Andrew Guest/Pitch [...] [...] of beauty. Malnutrition. A preference for basketball. A lack of tampons. The things that prevent women from playing football in Africa are so legion, it’s a wonder they ever play the game. And yet they do… (Andrew Guest/Pitch [...]

]]> By: The Women’s Game in Africa: ‘Zanzibar Soccer Queens’ and Other Tales « Scissors Kick http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/03/15/the-women%e2%80%99s-game-in-africa-%e2%80%98zanzibar-soccer-queens%e2%80%99-and-other-tales/comment-page-1/#comment-21815 The Women’s Game in Africa: ‘Zanzibar Soccer Queens’ and Other Tales « Scissors Kick Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:31:22 +0000 http://pitchinvasion.net/?p=8534#comment-21815 [...] The Women’s Game in Africa: ‘Zanzibar Soccer Queens’ and Other Tales Zanzibar queens game photo “An oft repeated trope of Africa is barefoot children playing joyously with a handmade soccer ball on colorful patches of dirt. There is, however, a reason the children in that image are almost always boys: in many parts of Africa girls don’t play much football. Why not?” (Pitch Invasion) [...] [...] The Women’s Game in Africa: ‘Zanzibar Soccer Queens’ and Other Tales Zanzibar queens game photo “An oft repeated trope of Africa is barefoot children playing joyously with a handmade soccer ball on colorful patches of dirt. There is, however, a reason the children in that image are almost always boys: in many parts of Africa girls don’t play much football. Why not?” (Pitch Invasion) [...]

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