Abstract
The history of African football begins with Europe. As Paul Darby (2002) points out, football in Africa is undeniably a legacy of colonialism. When football was initially introduced in Africa, the sport was played only by the colonists. Slowly, the game diffused among the local populations. From a historical perspective, Alegi (2010: 3) states that football in Africa started in 1862, and that the first recorded football game was played in South Africa between whites in the Cape and Natal provinces. By the early twentieth century, football was played in Algeria, Egypt, and the Belgian Congo (Leopoldville).
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Akindes, G.A. (2011). Football bars: Urban sub-Saharan Africa’s trans-local’ stadiums.’ The International Journal of the History of Sport, 28(15): 2176–90.
Akindes, G. (2012). Bar football spectators pilot survey in Abidjan.
Alegi, P. (2010). African soccerscapes: How a continent changed the world’s game. Athens: Ohio University Press.
BBC News. (2011). Kenyan Arsenal fan hangs himself. Retrieved from http://news.bbc.co.uk/l/hi/world/africa/8036367.stm
BBC News. (2008). African fans warm up for Champions League. Retrieved from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7409281.stm
Berg, J. (2008). Broadcasting on the short waves: 194S to today. Jefferson: McFarland &Co.
Bodet, G. and Chanavat, N. (2010). Building global football brand equity: Lessons from the Chinese market. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 22(1): 55–66.
Bourgault, L. (1995). Mass media in sub-Saharan Africa. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Darby, P. (2002). Africa, football, and FIFA: Politics, colonialism, and resistance. London: Frank Cass.
Edwards, P. (2013). Is satellite TV killing African football? Retrieved from www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21206500
Elias, N. and Dunning, E. (1994). Sport et civilisation: la violence maîtrisée. Paris: Fayard.
Emery, W. (1969). National and international systems of broadcasting: Their history, operation, and control. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press.
Faned, G. (2002). Long distance love: Growing up a Liverpool Football Club fan. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 26(1): 6–24.
Giulianotti, R. and Robertson, R. (2004). The globalization of football: A study in the glocalization of the serious life? The British Journal of Sociology, SS (4): 545–68.
Guest, A. (2009). Africa and the English Premier League: A love story. Retrieved from.net URL /blog/2009/08/24/africa-and-the-english-premier-league-a-love-story
Hoskins, C. and Minis, R. (1988). Reasons for the US dominance of the international trade in television programs. Media, Culture and Society, 10(4): 499–516.
Hugenberg, L., Haridakis, P., and Earnheardt, A. (2008). Sports mania: Essays on fandom and the media in the 21st century. Jefferson: McFarland & Co.
Huggins, M. (2007). BBC Radio and sport 1922–39. Contemporary British History, 21(4): 491–515.
Lestrelin, L. and Basson, J. (2009). Les territoires du football: l’espace des’ supporters à distance’. L’espace géographique, 38(4): 345–58.
Marvin, C. (2011). Premier League is more important than life in Africa. Retrieved from http://worldsoccertalk.com/2011/03/15/premier-league-is-more-important-than-life-in-africa
Myton, G., Teer-Tomaselli, R., and Tudesq, A. (2005). Transnational television in sub-Saharan Africa. In Chalaby, J. (Ed.), Transnational television worldwide: Towards a new media order. London: LB. Tauris: 96–127.
Nys, J. (1999). La mondialisation du football: Une realite pour la Federation internationale, une nécessite pour les clubs professionnels. Revue Française du Marketing, 172: 39–50.
Paterson, C. (1998). Reform or re-colonisation? The overhaul of African television. Social Scientist, 17 (11/12): 99–109.
Rice, X. (2007). English football to spread satellite TV across Africa. Retrieved from www.theguardian.com/media/2007/may/23/broadcasting.internationalnews
Richelieu, A. and Desbordes, M. (2009). Football teams going international: The strategic leverage of branding. Journal of Sponsorship, 3(1): 10–22.
Richelieu, A., Lopez, S., and Desbordes, M. (2008). The internationalisation of a sports team brand: The case of European soccer teams. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 10(1): 29–44.
Sugden, J. and Tomlinson, A. (1998). FIFA and the contest for world football: Who rules the peoples’ game? Cambridge: Polity Press.
Tchouaffe, O. (2008). Radio France Internationale. In Donsbach, W. (Ed.), The international encyclopedia of communication. Maiden: Blackwell Publishing.
Vendrell, F., Germano, C, Lopes, B., and Estevào, M. (1998). Fintar o destino (Dribbling of fate). San Francisco: California Newsreel.
Vokes, R. (2010). Arsenal in Bugamba: The rise of English Premier League football in Uganda. Anthropology Today, 26(3): 10–15.
Walker, A. (2008). Is Premier League killing Nigerian football?. Retrieved from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7526005.stm
Wann, D. (2006). The causes and consequences of sport team identification. In Raney, E. and Bryant, J. (Eds.), Handbook of sports and media. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates: 331–52.
Weed, M. (2007). The pub as a virtual football fandom venue: An alternative to being there? Soccer and Society, 8(2): 399–414.
Wood, J. (1992). History of international broadcasting. London: P. Peregrinus Ltd.
Woodward, K., Goldblatt, D., and Wyllie, J. (2011). British fair play: Sport across diasporas at the BBC World Service. In McGlynn, C, Mycock, A., and McCauley W. (Eds.), Britishness, identity and citizenship: The view from abroad. British identities since 1707. Oxford: Peter Lang: 171–90.
World Bank. (2006). 2006 information and communications for development: Global tends and policies. Washington, DC: World Bank.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Copyright information
© 2014 Gerard Akindes
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Akindes, G. (2014). From Stadium to Bars: Transnational Media and African Fan Identity. In: Onwumechili, C., Akindes, G. (eds) Identity and Nation in African Football. Global Culture and Sport . Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137355812_14
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137355812_14
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-47027-3
Online ISBN: 978-1-137-35581-2
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences CollectionSocial Sciences (R0)