From Apartheid to Unity: White Capital and Black Power in the Racial Integration of South African Football, 1976–1992

Alegi, Peter; Bolsmann, Chris

doi:10.1080/17532523.2010.483783

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“…Prior to the release of Nelson Mandela from prison in February 1990, South African football authorities had met with representatives of the exiled and banned African National Congress (ANC) in Lusaka, Zambia, in 1988 (Alegi and Bolsmann, 2010). From the initial meetings, unity across a range of football bodies in South Africa was encouraged.…”

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“…The maintenance of the sports boycott was affirmed and it was agreed that readmission to FIFA would only take place once apartheid had been abolished. FIFA was kept informed of these developments and met with South African officials in 1989 who ‘unofficially’ backed unity (Alegi and Bolsmann, 2010: 15). During the course of 1990, football officials met on a number of occasions and formed the South African Football Association (SAFA).…”

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Rationales, rhetoric and realities: FIFA’s World Cup in South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014

Almeida

Bolsmann

Júnior

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International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup was heralded by mainstream media outlets, the local organisers, the South African government and FIFA as an unequivocal success. The month long spectacle saw South Africa take centre stage and host the world's largest single sporting event. This occurred against a backdrop of rationales and promises made that the event would leave lasting legacies for all in particular marginalised South Africans. The reality is quite different. In this article we consider the South African World Cup in the build-up to Brazil 2014. We argue that the rationales and rhetoric are similar in both countries and suggest the reality for Brazil 2014 will be the same as South Africa 2010 in that the mega-event will be primarily funded by significant public investment while the primary beneficiaries will be private capital and FIFA.

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Rationales, rhetoric and realities: FIFA’s World Cup in South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014

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Bolsmann

Júnior

et al. 2013

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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“…This was because they took place during the times of high apartheid and the country was deeply divided by the 1976 student uprisings. My criticism aside, their input remains a valuable contribution which offers rich and nuanced insight on the divided nature and challenges facing the future of South African football during the late twentieth century (Alegi and Bolsmann, 2010).…”

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“…The SASF boycotted the initial football unity talks and the frustrated Football Council displayed distinct signs of losing patience. Thabe issued an ultimatum to the SASF that, if it did not change its tune soon and join the talks by the stipulated date, the door would be slammed shut on them ‘for good’ (Alegi and Bolsmann, 2010). The SASF, meanwhile, was riddled with internal strife, notably between its president, Norman Middleton (who was at first pro-unity, and later somersaulted) and other members of its Executive Council, including George Singh, who were against unity.…”

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FIFA and the South Africa question: The 1976/1977 football unity talks and their impact on the development of professional football in South Africa

Ndlovu¹

2013

International Area Studies Review

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The football unity talks which formally began in October 1976 were important because sport was integral to the debate about the national question in South Africa. At the time, football as a sport code was designated in negative and racist undertones as a ‘sport for blacks’ and rugby, golf, athletics, hockey, cricket and swimming were regarded as sporting codes reserved for white South Africans. These sports benefited immensely in terms of generous funding, infrastructure and facilities provided by the apartheid regime. This paper will be based on the following themes. First, it will focus on the broad legislative measures which reinforced separate development and racism in South Africa and how these laws impacted on the development of sport. Second, it will scrutinize the role of the multilateral, worldwide antiapartheid movement and boycott movement, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in using football sanctions as a tool to fight apartheid and racism in sport. Third, the football unity talks of 1976 will be analysed. This discussion will focus on issues inside the boardroom, the football field and what took place outside the boardroom and off the football field. Lastly, the impact of the unity on the players and the public at large-including the development of professional football since 1976 will be reviewed. A major theme which runs through the different sections is defined by the use and abuse of football as a tool for public and sport diplomacy. This was because the football unity talks in South Africa were as a result of what was taking place in the world of international, continental, national and local politics.

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“…The body of academic literature on South African football has grown steadily over the past decade, largely as a result of the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Works by, for example, Alegi andBolsmann (2010a &2010b), Bolsmann (2013) and Darby (2008) constitute merely a small sample of many such studies. Despite this development, fertile ground for further exploration remains.…”

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Exploring decolonising themes in SA sport history: Issues and Challenges

Cleophas¹

2018

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This publication was subjected to an independent double-blind peer evaluation by the publisher.The editor and publisher have made every effort to obtain permission for and acknowledge the use of copyrighted material. Refer all enquiries to the publisher.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any electronic, photographic or mechanical means, including photocopying and recording on record, tape or laser disk, on microfilm, via the Internet, by e-mail, or by any other information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission by the publisher.

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From Apartheid to Unity: White Capital and Black Power in the Racial Integration of South African Football, 1976–1992

Abstract: This article analyzes the complex process that deracialised and democratised South African football between the early 1970s and the early 1990s.

Cited by 14 publications

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Rationales, rhetoric and realities: FIFA’s World Cup in South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014

Rationales, rhetoric and realities: FIFA’s World Cup in South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014

FIFA and the South Africa question: The 1976/1977 football unity talks and their impact on the development of professional football in South Africa

Exploring decolonising themes in SA sport history: Issues and Challenges

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