Nations Unite to Take the Spotlight Tournament Shows Just How Far African Football has Developed
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CLUB v country rows involving world-class players. Bonus rows. More internal politics than the Houses of Parliament. Sepp Blatter throwing in his tuppence-worth - the African Cup of Nations, which starts today, is a tangible sign that the continent has finally come of age in football terms.
The emergence of African football is not a new development, but never before has it enjoyed the profile and exposure it does now. You need only look to their exports for evidence of that. Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Jay-Jay Okocha, Samuel Eto'o, the list reads like a who's who of world football.See the full content of this document
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Nations Unite to Take the Spotlight Tournament Shows Just How Far African Football has Developed
Top clubs from all over Europe have found their squads depleted as the African stars head for the three-week tournament - 14 Premiership managers are without key players, but it s...
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