AFCON is decolonization

On this week's AIAC Talk, Will Shoki and Sean Jacobs discuss the history and politics of the African Cup of Nations football tournament. Photo by Jannik Skorna on Unsplash.

The 33rd edition of the African Cup of Nations began today, Sunday, 9 January, in Cameroon. AIAC founder and editor Sean Jacobs joins Will to talk about the history of the tournament, its contemporary politics, and its relationship to the hegemony of European football. The most important question of all, of course, is who will win this year���s showpiece? Listen below for some predictions.

https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/b6fd133e-d074-478d-82ba-a21563f71884/aiac-talk-afcon.mp3