African Football Migration

Aspirations, Experiences and Trajectories

Paul Darby, James Esson, Dr Christian Ungruhe

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Manchester University Press
01 November 2023

Migration, immigration & emigration; Sociology: sport & leisure

Series: Globalizing Sport Studies

African football migration offers essential coverage of why and how African players have become actors in the global football industry. It reveals the meanings associated with migration in post-colonial Africa, and the implications of (im)mobility for the personal and professional life trajectories of youth and young men across the continent.

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.

By: Paul Darby, James Esson, Dr Christian Ungruhe
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9781526171993
ISBN 10: 1526171996
Series: Globalizing Sport Studies
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 November 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Darby is a Reader in the Sociology of Sport at Ulster University. James Esson is a Reader in Human Geography at Loughborough University. Christian Ungruhe is a Research Fellow in Social Anthropology at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Reviews for African Football Migration: Aspirations, Experiences and Trajectories

Shortlisted for the British Society of Sports History’s Lord Aberdare Literary Prize 2023 Honourable Mention - North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Outstanding Book Award 2023 'This discussion of a key element of the global labour market in contemporary sport manages to both straddle complex disciplinary boundaries - sociology, geography, and anthropology - to present a well historicised, sharply insightful analysis of football migration, mainly from West Africa, in the last two decades.' - NASSS Outstanding Book Award 2023 Judges statement 'Well-researched and meticulously written [...] Provides some much-needed oxygen to the study of African migration.' Jesper Bjarnesen, International Migration Review ‘The book makes important contributions to football migration and African youth studies literature. It pioneers an integrated approach that analyses African football migration at the macro, meso and micro levels’. Ikechukwu Ejekwumadu, European Journal of Sport and Society 'Essential reading for those interested in the sociology, geography, management, and anthropology of sport.' Elizabeth White, H-Migration (H-Net Network on the global history of migration) 'Ultimately, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in migration, football, Africa, or the continued relationships between African states and European colonial rule and neocolonialism.' Atticus Williams, Fordham University, African Studies Quarterly, Volume 22, Issue 2|April 2024 -- .