Round Africa
Tales of football across a continent
A collection of stories that highlights the most authentic Africa: fierce, vibrant, and always with a football nearby.
No matter how conflict-ridden, remote, or challenging the places Xavier Aldekoa has explored across the continent—whether navigating the bustling neighborhoods of Lagos in Nigeria or visiting refugee camps in the Sahara—there is always a ball in play.
Round Africa brings together the finest chronicles, reports, and articles that Aldekoa has published throughout his career as a journalist, revealing the other side of the world’s most beloved sport: the untold stories and extraordinary people who live and breathe football. From two makeshift goals in a remote Cameroonian village, to a dusty pitch on the banks of the Niger River, to the heart of the Congolese jungle among pygmy communities, these stories capture a sport that is as much about resilience, community, and hope as it is about goals and glory.
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