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03Jan/24

Africa Cup of Nations showcases the continent’s finest footballers – and China’s economic clout

January 3, 2024FootballAbidjan, Africa–China economic relations, Air Rwanda, Alassane Ouattara, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Angola, Beijing, Beijing Construction Engineering Group, Bissau, Cameroon, China, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, China National Building Material, Chris Toronyi, Creative Commons, Daniel Kablan Duncan, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Equatorial Guinea national football team, Gabon, Greece, Ivory Coast, Kigali, Laurent Pokou Stadium, Mali, Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Member states of the United Nations, Morocco, Portugal, Qatar, Qatar Airways, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Simon Chadwick, Spain, Stadium diplomacyadmin

Simon Chadwick, SKEMA Business School and Chris Toronyi, Loughborough University

When the Africa Cup of Nations begins on January 13, the opening match between Guinea Bissau and the hosts, Ivory Coast, will be played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. The state-of-the-art venue is one of six stadiums being used during the football tournament.

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20Dec/22

World Cup 2022: who won the prize for ‘soft power’?

December 20, 2022EconomyArabian Peninsula, Argentina, Creative Commons, Doha, Emir, Emmanuel Macron, FIFA, FIFA World Cup, France, Geography of Asia, Germany, HYUNDAI, Japan, Jung Kook, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, Marie Kondo, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Paul Widdop, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Simon Chadwick, Sofiane Boufal, Soft power, South Korea, Spain, Western Asia, Worldadmin

Simon Chadwick, SKEMA Business School and Paul Widdop, University of Manchester

After four weeks, 64 games and more than a decade of controversy, Argentina has won the Fifa men’s World Cup in Qatar. And as Lionel Messi and his teammates celebrate victory over France, another competition has also reached its conclusion – the battle for “soft power”.

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