1st Edition

Women's Football in Africa

By Chuka Onwumechili Copyright 2024
176 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This is the first book to take an in-depth look at women’s football in Africa. Exploring the history, contemporary landscape, and future development of the women’s game on the African continent, this book offers an important new perspective on the rise of women’s sport more broadly.  This book traces the history of women’s soccer in Africa from its introduction during the period of... Read more

1. African Women’s Football and Early History: Dark Ages of Extreme Sexism and Denial

2. FIFA’s Recognition and Rise of Women’s Football in Africa

3. The Challenge of the Girl-child and Social Obstacles in Playing Football

4. Rationale for the Early Domination of Nigeria and Ghana in Women’s Football

5. The Emergence of South African, Equator-Guinean, and Cameroonian Women’s National Football Teams

6. New Wave of Football Equilibrium Among Women’s Teams

7. Academy and Club Football: Focal Point and Plateauing of Competition Among Women

8. African Women at Football’s Global Stage and Challenges

9. Persistent Issues Facing Women’s Football: Social Inhibitions, Homophobia, and Discrimination

10. The Future of Women’s Football in Africa

Biography

Chuka Onwumechili is Full Professor of Communications at Howard University, USA. He has written widely on subjects including sports, politics, culture, communications, and biography. He serves as Editor-In-Chief for the Howard Journal of Communications and serves on the Editorial Board of the Communication & Sports journal.