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News and information about the Africa Cup of Nations (football) that took place in Angola in 2010. The CAN takes place every two years in a different country. It is organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to identify the African football champion among the African national football teams.

News and information about football in South Africa and the African continent.

Homepage of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa with a lot of information about the event.

"We are the 2010 Communication Project Management Unit within Government Communication and Information System. The 2010 World Cup was identified as a ‘communication opportunity of a lifetime’ for the country. The establishment of the 2010 Communication Project Management Unit within Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) was an effort to ensure that government has a coordinated communication ...

Art (especially painting) from artists all over the world with the special subject "FIFA World Cup 2010" in South Africa. You will also find a special link to artists from Africa.

Trailer of the documentary "africa's game" about the possible positive influences of football on Africa. Moreover, you will find background articles on the documentary, on football in general and on the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa.

Information about an exhibition on "Football in and from Africa" presented by the Department of Anthropology and African Studies in Mainz in September 2007. The focus is on football seen from an anthropological perspective.

Interview with Dr Paul Darby who did research and published about football in Africa. "Dr. Paul Darby (University of Ulster) on Africa’s place in world soccer. He examines Africa’s political relations with FIFA and the role of CAF, the continental governing body. Darby then discusses his new research on the migration of young African players to Europe through case studies of Ghana’s Liberty Professionals ...

Special webdossier (bibliography) on Footbal in Africa, compiled by the library of the African Studies Centre, Leiden, on the occasion the FIFA world cup in South Africa in 2010.

Bibliography about football in Africa, compiled by Africana librarians of the information centre at the German Institute of Global and Area Studies in spring 2010 for the football worldcup in South Africa.