Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Football Diffusion and Colonial Doctrine in Africa; Chapter 2 Football, Indigenous Resistance and African Independence; Chapter 3 FIFA, Eurocentrism and the Distribution of Power in World Football; Chapter 4 Africa, Third World Solidarity and the FIFA Presidency; Chapter 5 Havelange, African Resistance and the Struggle for Global Equity; Chapter 6 UEFA, FIFA and the Scramble for Africa; Chapter 7 Africa and the Campaign for the Summit of World Football; Chapter 8 Theorising Africa's Place in FIFA's Global Order;

About the Author

Paul Darby

Reviews

'It is rare for a European to take the time and do the hard work that is inevitably required to be able to understand African football in its true perspective. However, Paul Darby's book ... is one of the rare few that can be said to do the subject justice.' - Four Four Two'Darby deserves praise for moving beyond simplistic arguments about cultural imperialism as he brings out the contradictory historical legacy of Africa's integration into world soccer.' - Soccer and Society

'It is rare for a European to take the time and do the hard work that is inevitably required to be able to understand African football in its true perspective. However, Paul Darby's book ... is one of the rare few that can be said to do the subject justice.' - Four Four Two

'This timely, well documented work is recommended for all readers interested in the study of sport and sport and management and in African studies.' - Choice

'Darby deserves praise for moving beyond simplistic arguments about cultural imperialism as he brings out the contradictory historical legacy of Africa's integration into world soccer.' - Soccer and Society