Football
In Africa
Without
doubt football (that is, soccer) is the most popular sport in Africa
In the past twenty years African football teams and players have
gained a solid international reputation. Today, hundreds of footballers
from all over Africa play on first division professional soccer
teams in Europe, South America and in the United States. Beginning
in 1970 the continent of Africa was given one guaranteed place in
the World Cup championships. Based on the great improvement in African
football, by 1986 Africa was awarded two places, and in May 2002
at the World Cup inSouth Korea and Japan Africa was represented
by five teams: Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia.
Only Europe and South America had more national teams represented
at the World Cup than Africa! In 2010 Africa will host the world's
largest sporting event, The World Cup, for the first time in history
when the tournament comes to South Africa. This is a clear testimony
to the international development and importance of African football!
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