Editor’s Notes Welcome to Volume 6 of IMPUMELELO.  Producing an issue of a journal requires a period of gestation, one longer than nearly everyone involved would desire. …

Studying South African Sports History: A Current Perspective Dean Allen [bio] Senior Lecturer School of Psychology and Sport Sciences Northumbria University Introduction The history of sport in South…

Ethnicity, Conflict and Peace-building: Effects of European Football Support in Nigeria Henry Olusegun Majaro-Majesty [bio] Department of Adult Education Faculty of Education University of Ibadan, Ibadan Abstract In…

In Tribute to Manute Bol for his Humanitarian Commitment to Sudan Jennifer McArdle Assistant Editor, IMPUMELELO Ohio University Manute Bol Keynote Address Sports in Africa Conference 2007…

Limited success of African football at Africa’s World Cup Gerard Akindes Ohio University During the first round of the World Cup, game after game, many commentators and…

Perspectives on the World Cup Tournament in South Africa David Bogopa Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University School of Governmental and Social Sciences Department of Sociology and Anthropology Introduction…

Ayoba!: Reflections From South Africa’s World Cup Derek Charles Catsam University of Texas of the Permian Basin “Ayoba!” It doesn’t have a perfect English translation. Some say…

Overheard: A World Cup of Voices Andrew Guest University of Portland Perhaps my favorite thing about the 2010 World Cup was the way it offered a forum…

Reflections on the African World Cup: ‘make the circle bigger’ Siphokazi Magadla Consultant, Institute for Security Studies, Tshwane, South Africa Almost two weeks after the end of…

Reflections from an American transplant in South Africa Kristen Rankin Ohio University Currently  Peace Corps volunteer in South Africa “Gooooal!” The boy runs around the field, arms…