Saturday, February 4, 2017

Report shows appalling treatment of Africa's soccer players (The Associated Press)

People plays soccer at sunset at the beach in Libreville, Gabon, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. Libreville is holding the African Cup of Nations Final match on Sunday between Egypt and Cameroon, at the Stade de l'Amitie. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Only a tiny minority of African soccer players achieve stardom and the rich rewards that go with it. While some of those players will feature in Sunday's African Cup of Nations final, for thousands of journeymen professionals on this continent it's not a beautiful game but an ugly and abusive system that has let them down badly.


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