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Author Bloomfield, Steve, 1980-

Title Africa united [OverDrive/Libby electronic resource] soccer, passion, politics, and the first World Cup in Africa / Steve Bloomfield.

Edition First Harper Perennial edition.
Publication Info. New York : Harper Perennial, 2010.
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Description 1 online resource (299 pages) : map
Summary The story of modern-day Africa told through its soccer. Bloomfield meets players and fans, politicians and rebel leaders, discovering the role that soccer has played in shaping the continent.
Contents Introduction -- The Pharaohs : Egypt -- The Desert Hawks v. The Sao : Sudan v. Chad -- The Ocean Stars : Somalia -- The Harambee Stars : Kenya -- The Wasps v. The Leopards : Rwanda v. DR Congo -- The Super Eagles : Nigeria -- Les Éléphants : Côte d'Ivoire -- The Leone Stars v. the Lone Stars : Sierra Leone v. Liberia -- The Warriors : Zimbabwe -- Bafana Bafana : South Africa -- Epilogue.
Subject Soccer -- Social aspects -- Africa.
Soccer -- Political aspects -- Africa.
Genre Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Bloomfield, Steve, 1980- Africa united. 1st Harper Perennial ed. New York : Harper Perennial, 2010 9780061984952 (OCoLC)456180899
ISBN 9780061984952
0061984957
9780062010339 (electronic bk.)
0062010336 (electronic bk.)
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