African Football Migration: Aspirations, Experiences and Trajectories

by Christian Ungruhe, James Esson, Paul Darby, et al.

The global success of football icons like Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba and Mohamed Salah has fuelled the migratory projects of countless young men across the African continent who dream of following - literally and figuratively - in their footsteps. Drawing on over a decade of ethnographic research, African football migration captures and chronicles the aspirations, experiences and trajectories of those pursuing this highly prized form of transnational...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526120267
• ISBN13: 9781526120267
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"