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The global success of football icons like Samuel Eto’o, Didier
Drogba and Mohamed Salah has fuelled the migratory projects of
countless young men across the African continent who dream of
following in their footsteps. Drawing on over a decade of
ethnographic research, the book chronicles the experiences and
trajectories of those pursuing this highly prized form of
transnational migration. This book uncovers and traces the myriad
actors, networks and institutions that affect the ability of young
people across the continent to realise social mobility through
football’s global production network. The book sheds critical
light on the barriers to social mobility erected by neoliberal
capitalism, and how these are negotiated. It also generates
original interdisciplinary perspectives on the complex interplay
between structural forces and human agency, as young players
navigate an industry rife with commercial speculation. -- .
The global success of football icons like Samuel Eto'o, Didier
Drogba and Mohamed Salah has fuelled the migratory projects of
countless young men across the African continent who dream of
following - literally and figuratively - in their footsteps.
Drawing on over a decade of ethnographic research, African football
migration captures and chronicles the aspirations, experiences and
trajectories of those pursuing this highly prized form of
transnational migration. In doing so, the book uncovers and traces
the myriad actors, networks and institutions that affect the
ability of young people across the continent to realise social
mobility through football's global production network. The book
sheds critical light on the barriers to social mobility erected by
neoliberal capitalism, and how these are negotiated by aspiring
African footballers. It also generates original interdisciplinary
perspectives on the complex interplay between structural forces and
human agency, as young players navigate an industry rife with
commercial speculation. While a select few reach the elite levels
of the game and build a successful career overseas, the book
vividly illustrates how for the vast majority, 'trying their luck'
through football results in involuntary immobility in post-colonial
Africa. These findings are complemented by rare empirical insights
from transnational African migrants at the margins of the global
football industry and those navigating precarious retirement from
careers as players. African football migration offers essential
coverage of why and how African youth and young men have become
actors in the global football industry, revealing the complex
implications of transnational mobility, both imagined and enacted.
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