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Migrations and trade of African football players: historic, geographical and cultural aspects

Migration und internationaler Handel afrikanischer Fußballspieler: historische, geographische und kulturelle Aspekte
[journal article]

Poli, Raffaele

Abstract

'Eine wachsende Zahl afrikanischer Fußballspieler wird weltweit von Proficlubs rekrutiert. Zwar sind die zugrundeliegenden Profit- und Geschäftsinteressen von Bedeutung, stärkere Auswirkungen hat dieses Phänomen jedoch auf kultureller Ebene. Als populäre Idole, Botschafter und Mittler sind afrikanis... view more

'Eine wachsende Zahl afrikanischer Fußballspieler wird weltweit von Proficlubs rekrutiert. Zwar sind die zugrundeliegenden Profit- und Geschäftsinteressen von Bedeutung, stärkere Auswirkungen hat dieses Phänomen jedoch auf kultureller Ebene. Als populäre Idole, Botschafter und Mittler sind afrikanische Fußballspieler unterschiedlichen Rollenerwartungen ausgesetzt, die sie oft nur schwer erfüllen können. Nur einer ganz kleinen Minderheit der zahlreichen jungen Bewerber, die zum Fußballspielen ins Ausland gehen, gelingt eine erfolgreiche Karriere. Unter dem herrschenden Einfluss der medialen Überrepräsentanz des Fußballs träumen dennoch Millionen junger Afrikaner davon, über das Fußballspielen ihr Land verlassen zu können. In vielen Ländern des subsaharischen Afrika wird Fußball zunehmend als ein Karrierepfad angesehen.' (Autorenreferat)... view less


'Professional football clubs worldwide are recruiting an increasing number of African players. While the underlying vested interests for profit and business are important, it is on a cultural level that this phenomenon has its greatest impact. The African football player as a popular icon, ambassado... view more

'Professional football clubs worldwide are recruiting an increasing number of African players. While the underlying vested interests for profit and business are important, it is on a cultural level that this phenomenon has its greatest impact. The African football player as a popular icon, ambassador and mediator, is invested with a triple role, which is often difficult for him to assume. Indeed, of the multitude of young candidates who exile themselves for football, only a handful of them manage to pursue a successful career. However, due to the prevailing context of media over-exposure of football, millions of young Africans dream of leaving their country by playing this sport. In many sub-Saharan African countries football is being increasingly considered as a separate career path altogether.' (author's abstract)|... view less

Keywords
role; professionalization; expectation; Africa; foreign countries; labor; Southern Africa; cultural factors; adolescent; impact; migration; athlete; occupation; career; soccer; Africa South of the Sahara

Classification
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Leisure Research

Method
descriptive study; empirical; quantitative empirical

Publication Year
2006

Page/Pages
p. 393-414

Journal
Afrika Spectrum, 41 (2006) 3

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works


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