Adjunct associate, Northwestern University
Gerard Akindes is affiliated with Northwestern University in Qatar. He was currently adjunct faculty at Northwestern University, Qatar and Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar. His research interests include the migration of African athletes, the political economy of sports broadcasting in Africa, and African sports management. His most recent work examines football academies and education in Senegalese football development. He the co-founder of the Sports Africa Annual conference.
Sport in Africa: book delivers insights into the games, people and politics
Jun 20, 2021 12:00 pm UTC| Sports
The efforts of a range of academics across Africa have produced a new anthology of articles about sport on the continent. Its an important book because its a subject thats been largely neglected. Sports in Africa, Past...
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