Celebrate Football, African-Style, with Soccer in Africa: A Game of Passion

by Amanda on May 11th, 2010

In 2010, the eyes of the world are on South Africa as the country plays host to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Soccer in Africa – A Game of Passion celebrates the beautiful game and its importance for the people of Africa. With stunning images drawn from 12 countries, the book highlights the enormous appeal of soccer – both as sporting spectacle and as a timeless social phenomenon crossing political, religious and social boundaries.

From Cape Town to Cairo, Bamako to Nairobi, and Accra to Maputo, soccer brings together people of disparate origins and circumstances. Whether it is an improvised match played on a dusty street corner with a homemade ball or clashes at the highest level between top clubs and national sides, the images in this book provide compelling proof that soccer is Africa’s game.

About the authors

Photographer Tine Harden has won numerous awards, and has twice been Photographer of the Year in her native Denmark. She is the author of several photography books, and her work has been exhibited in galleries in Denmark, the United States, Brazil, Syria, Netherlands and Spain.

Jesper Strudsholm has been Africa correspondent for the Danish daily newspaper Politiken since 1995. He is a keen follower of soccer, but is himself a hopeless player who only managed to score once during nine long years in primary school.

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