My Favourite African XI (of all time): James Bennett
GK: Kennedy Mweene (Zambia) – I always had a feeling I’d like this guy. I’ve no idea, but it was from the moment I saw his name. Maybe it was familiar from [...]
Didier Drogba
Weekly Wrap: Ooh Argh Carteron
White tracksuit-sporting, Herve Renard-impersonating coach Patrice Carteron has ignited controversy after signing a contract with African superclub TP Mazembe despite being [...]
It’s time to usher Didier Drogba to the Ivorian periphery
In an ideal world for Didier Drogba, the so-called golden generation with sickening footprints of failure and unsustainable psychological scarring would finally win the [...]
2013 Cup of Nations Preview: Ivory Coast
“I have always tried to live in an ivory tower, but a tide of shit is beating its walls, threatening to undermine it,” wrote French writer Gustave Flaubert in one his [...]
50 of the Best African Players of 2012: 10-1
10. Christopher Katongo (Henan FC/Zambia) – It was the elder Katongo’s club form that saw him slip to 10th in our list. Katongo notched a respectable 9 goals for [...]
Sandals For Goalposts 