A footballer’s narrow escape from Ukraine
A Cameroonian who played in Ukraine’s lower leagues details the ordeal and racism he experienced as he fled the country during Russia’s invasion.
Stories by: Isifu Wirfengla
Hearts break as Cameroon regime forgets the dead
The families of those killed in the Afcon stampede had to wait weeks before they could bury their loved ones. And while they did, the government’s promised help was nowhere in sight.
The Cameroonians who don’t enjoy football
The so-called Anglophone crisis has prevented Afcon fans from attending certain stadiums, fearful of violence and reprisal. But the instability has also affected league games and football development.
Inside the stampede at Olembé Stadium
Ahead of official findings, on-the-ground accounts of the Afcon tragedy in Cameroon reveal the factors that led to the deaths of eight people.
Women are on their own in unequal South Sudan
Though the assault on one of the country’s top women footballers caused an outcry that reverberated outside its borders, the government has remained silent on the matter.
Pitch invasion undermines South Sudan’s progress
Instead of celebrating the senior women’s national football team’s first participation in an international friendly, the country has had to hang its head in shame over the sexist and violent conduct of a government minister.
South Sudan has big ambitions for women’s football
The youngest country in Africa has a grand plan to deliver one of the best women’s sides on the continent and, in the process, empower girls to take part in the sport equally and freely.