The story of modern-day Africa told through its soccer. Bloomfield meets players and fans, politicians and rebel leaders, discovering the role that soccer has played in shaping the continent.

Introduction -- The Pharaohs : Egypt -- The Desert Hawks v. The Sao : Sudan v. Chad -- The Ocean Stars : Somalia -- The Harambee Stars : Kenya -- The Wasps v. The Leopards : Rwanda v. DR Congo -- The Super Eagles : Nigeria -- Les ÃlÃphants : Côte d'Ivoire -- The Leone Stars v. the Lone Stars : Sierra Leone v. Liberia -- The Warriors : Zimbabwe -- Bafana Bafana : South Africa -- Epilogue.