In Africa, soccer is more than just a sport. This hour BBC sportscaster Farayi Mungazi explores the role that football, as soccer is called, plays in African identity.
FIRST HALF
All eyes are on Africa as the continent prepares to host soccer's World Cup for the first time. The BBC's Farayi Mungazi examines why soccer is so closely connected with African politics as well as culture.
SECOND HALF
Soccer superstar Pele predicted in 1997 that an African team would win the World Cup by the year 2000. That still hasn't happened. Farayi Mungazi reports on Africa's past participation in the World Cup, and looks at how African teams have fared in international competitions.
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