WHEN AFRICA BOYCOTTED THE WORLD CUP

[oluwaseye the 1st.]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36763036

Guys I didn't know this piece of football history.

[The Eagle]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36763036

Guys I didn't know this piece of football history.

My brother, why are you laughing? How could you not know this?

A person (not me though) could make the argument that this was the most important event in the history of Africa's participation in the World Cup. It is the reason we finally got our own qualification spot.

PS: By the way, Nigeria finished second to Morocco, one point behind, in the final round of qualifying for the 1970 tournament. We came that close to being the first to enjoy Africa's new spot .... and we knocked out Cameroun and Ghana along the way.

[oluwaseye the 1st.]

The Eagle, quite funny that such a very important piece of History on African football, I never heard or read about it before today. I saw it for the first time this morning quite illuminating if I may say and kudos to the principled stand they took then. On a lighter note, that means England didn't win the World Cup in 1966 unless they are saying Africa was not part of the world in 1966.!

[metalalloy]

Good read. Didnt know that either. Muntari rezemble that guy

[metalalloy]

The Eagle, quite funny that such a very important piece of History on African football, I never heard or read about it before today. I saw it for the first time this morning quite illuminating if I may say and kudos to the principled stand they took then. On a lighter note, that means England didn't win the World Cup in 1966 unless they are saying Africa was not part of the world in 1966.!

No mind dem. They are just like ghana and their 7 trophies won when they were playing monky post with egypt and comoros islands in 1883

[Olayemi14]

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/630 ... l_and_Fifa
Africa, Football and Fifa: Politics, Colonialism and Resistance
by Paul Darby

[Enugu II]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36763036

Guys I didn't know this piece of football history.

Really? This is why I shudder when people here chew up the BS from Western media claiming WC space is fairly allocated. Even now the place allocation at the World Cup remains unfair and grossly political to support UEFA interests and yet you have CE guys cheering it without any knowledge of political issues.

See even the way ranking coefficient is used for confederations in FIFA ranking system. Reality is world football is basically UEFA and the "others." Such unfairness will continue until people wise up.

Honestly, such UEFA privileges will be unlawful in several countries today.

[tfco]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36763036

Guys I didn't know this piece of football history.

Really? This is why I shudder when people here chew up the BS from Western media claiming WC space is fairly allocated. Even now the place allocation at the World Cup remains unfair and grossly political to support UEFA interests and yet you have CE guys cheering it without any knowledge of political issues.

See even the way ranking coefficient is used for confederations in FIFA ranking system. Reality is world football is basically UEFA and the "others." Such unfairness will continue until people wise up.

Honestly, such UEFA privileges will be unlawful in several countries today.

good article thanks

yup, the txj's would scupper any hope of Africa having additional slots

[Ghanaba]

Very interesting documentary.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p040g3v9

[tfco]

Very interesting documentary.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p040g3v9

thanks

1966 World Cup was pretty much Euro's/COPA America tournament