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Women's Football in Africa

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Women football players in Africa have overcome enormous barriers – new book tells the story

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Women's Football in Africa is the first in-depth book on the subject.

Men played football in Nigeria as early as 1904 and most of the players were European colonialists.

Many countries around the world banned women from playing what was considered to be a male game.

Today , girls participate in the sport in most African countries, from Botswana to Algeria .

There is also a religious divide, with Islamic African nations adopting the women’s game later.

Funding represents another problem at all levels.

Other issues include homophobia and racism.

There is still a lot more work to do, to recruit more girls and grow women coaches.

Public education is needed and the game needs funding for development.

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