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The World Cup used to let us micro-dose politics. Now it is engulfed by it

WORLDTHE GUARDIAN AFRICAWed, 15 Jul 2026
The World Cup used to let us micro-dose politics. Now it is engulfed by it

Whether it is our ‘identity maths’, naked nostalgia or diaspora experience. All seem scarred by the political contexts bearing down on this tournamentDon’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up hereI have meas...

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