A lucrative new African football league is coming: the pros and cons

Posted on Wed 24 August 2022 in Sports • Tagged with Africa, Football, CAF, African Super League

Zouhair El Moutaraji celebrates Morocco’s Wydad AC winning at the Caf Champions League in 2022. AFP via Getty Images

Chuka Onwumechili, Howard University

The Confederation for African Football (Caf) recently announced plans for a continent-wide Africa Super League. It will kick off with 24 clubs from 16 countries in …


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Money is breaking democracy in Nigeria

Posted on Mon 27 June 2022 in Nigeria • Tagged with Democracy, Nigerian Politics, INEC, PDP, Peter Obi, APC, Buhari, Tinubu, Atiku, Awolowo

Some Nigerian women displaying their voter cards at a polling units during one of the country’s elections. Photo:aap/ Peter Obe. https://photos.aap.com/Peter Obe

Ayo Olukotun, Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria has had 23 years of unbroken civilian rule since 1999, and commemorates this return to democratic …


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