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My Europa League African Starting 11
Now that the 2019/20 Europa League season has finally ended, I came up with a lineup of African players that performed well in the competition. Here is the starting 11, in a 3-4-3 formation. (Note: African players selected here either play(ed) for an African national team or are still eligible to represent an African team…
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Jean-Pierre Nsame, look at Seydou Doumbia and decide if you want to move to a “Big Five” European League
I was inspired by Beng Manuel’s article in African Football HQ on Cameroonian striker Jean-Pierre Nsame of BSC Young Boys in the Swiss Super League to write a response. After reading this article and researching his statistics over the last few seasons, I am ashamed to say this was the first time hearing of this…
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How Does Mbwana Samatta Compare? Assessing January Transfers of African Strikers to the Premier League
With Mbwana Samatta’s arrival to the Premier League, how have other African strikers done in the EPL, especially after arriving in the January transfer window?
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These Three African Managers Need to Manage in Europe…NOW
African managers are overlooked when it comes to vacant European jobs. Here are three African managers that deserve consideration.
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Africa in the UEFA Champions League? Club Brugge on the brink of qualifying with substantial African presence
Belgian outfit Club Brugge drew Ukranian side Dynamo Kyiv 3-3 (winning 4-3 on aggregate) to advance to the final round of qualifying for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League. A unique facet of this victory is the number of African players featuring for Club Brugge. https://twitter.com/GS7_89/status/1161340076376449029?s=20 African players have historically featured heavily for Belgian club teams…
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Do newly promoted Premier League teams need African players to survive?
What impact (if any) do African players make for newly promoted teams? An in-depth look from the last five English Premier League seasons.
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Arsenal youth should consider playing for African national teams
Arsenal FC youth players have impressed in pre-season. Many, who are African-descent, should consider playing for their countries of origin on the international stage.
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Football for Development: An Intersectional Example in Berlin
While visiting various organizations in Berlin centered around refugees, a common thread I noticed was innovation, evident through unique combinations of different fields. I found it helpful to understand unique ways of combining an NGO’s mission in an effort to make it multifaceted. That allowed me to think about how to do my soccer initiative…
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West Ham United: their strange affinity to signing African players past their prime
Samir Nasri, a player of Algerian descent, signed for West Ham. But he is someone who is past his prime, and West Ham has a tendency of doing that with African players. Read my list!
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Aubameyang, Sterling, and now Koulibaly: “Say No to Racism” and other programs are useless
With the recent racist incidents happening this month alone, alternatives to “Say No to Racism” and other initiatives need to be considered immediately.
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Eddie Mungai 