A review by repeatbeatpoet
Africa United: Soccer, Passion, Politics, and the First World Cup in Africa by Steve Bloomfield

informative medium-paced

3.75

While it doesn't have the depth I'd like per country, the book is a good whistle-stop tour of post-independence era African politics through the lens of football (or is it modern African football through the lens of politics?) Either way, it proves how in Africa, football are politics are inextricably intertwined, and it encourages further and deeper research into all the issues it raises; corruption in sport, the global economy of football, national development and individual footballers development, etc.