Why did Africa boycott the 1966 World Cup?

Six decades before the current World Cup season, African nations boycotted the nineteen sixty-six tournament in England. Al Jazeera explores the political forces behind that decision — rooted in post-colonial tensions, concerns about racial discrimination in international football, and continent-wide solidarity with anti-apartheid activism. The boycott revealed an uncomfortable truth: global sports have always been entangled with power and politics.

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