African nations consistently vote for Infantino because they depend on Fifa for financial support.
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On the field, football has the power to bring cultural unity. But crackdowns on immigrants and soaring costs will make it more difficult to attend.
He gave up a lucrative contract in France to help create a football team to represent the Algerian resistance in the fight for independence. Algerians never forgot this.
Kenya has been the leading African country at the games for almost a decade, but medals are harder and harder to secure, so the country must be innovative.
Sport tourism has significant economic potential in South Africa. Paris has shown how it can be maximised.
Women’s boxing has faced an uphill battle at the Olympic Games. Gender testing is just the latest issue it has had to deal with.
For Olympic sports to thrive, the government must commit and find additional financing, notably through the private sector and sponsorship.
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Enseignant-chercheur, UFR des Sciences de l'Education, de la Formation et du Sport, Université Gaston Berger
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