The Missing Layer in African Football Development
The Missing Layer in African Football Development Every year, they arrive. Thousands of them. Young footballers stepping onto university campuses across West Africa carrying everything they have spent the last decade building, the instincts sharpened in dusty neighbourhood matches, the technical habits reinforced through early academy training, the competitive edge developed in school competitions and […]
Why University Sport Is Entering a New Era in West Africa
Why University Sport Is Entering a New Era in West Africa Across Africa, conversations about football almost always begin in the same place. Professional clubs. National teams. The academies feed both. The scouts arrived from European clubs and Gulf organisations, watching quietly from the stands, writing names into notebooks or typing them into databases before […]