Sean Jacobs

My writing is at the crossroads of sports, history, culture, and politics. I founded Africa Is a Country. I run Eleven Named People.

[Sean Jacobs @_seanjacobs]

Overheard: South Africa defeats occupation twice in one week.

[Pharaohs XI 🇪🇬 @PharaohsXI]

🇪🇬Egypt national team players stop to catch up with former Ahly striker and 🇵🇸Palestine international Wessam Abou Ali, who drove 2 hours from Columbus to watch them play.

[Ali Howorth @ahoworth97]

@_moses99 But they shouldn't be two different worlds. SA produces some of the most technically gifted footballers in the world. The difference is investment and infrastructure to allow for that technical football to be empowered.

[Ali Howorth @ahoworth97]

@uNqubekoo It's actually crazy, especially when a Desiree Ellis in tears was practically begging for one after they won the WAFCON in 2022. And the league has gotten worse since then!

[Ali Howorth @ahoworth97]

This is what happens when you have a golden generation who win your nation's first ever title and instead of using that as a springboard to reach new heights, you ignore the team and all the structures that got them there.

Somehow, 4 years on from becoming WAFCON champions, everything in women's football in SA has gone backwards.

[Sean Jacobs @_seanjacobs]

Duke Ellington in Dakar, 1966.

[Sean Jacobs @_seanjacobs]

@SunyeIsaac @eNCA What are you on about?

[ceciarmy @ceciarmy]

La reacción de un conductor de Uber al descubrir que su pasajero es un jugador que va a representar a su país en el Mundial 😭

[Piojismo @Piojismo1906]

🇲🇽 | Un niño esperó con ilusión la llegada de la Selección de Sudáfrica. Los jugadores respondieron regalándole una camiseta, le firmaron su álbum e hicieron fila para tomarse una foto con él, uno por uno.

Un momento increíble que le dejará un recuerdo para toda la vida. 🥹

[Sean Jacobs @_seanjacobs]

Via @mqr_tweets.

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Tomorrow.

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@RabbiPoupko @NYCMayor You clearly don’t have a sense of humor

[Sean Jacobs @_seanjacobs]

@awfulannouncing X brings out all the racists

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@Starmetta @ThetoThakane "different views"? There are facts and opinions. "Different views" are opinions.

[Sean Jacobs @_seanjacobs]

@ThetoThakane We agree — I'm saying this all part of a general stupidity including around immigration that is free of facts in SA

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@loffredojeremy On Israel, Bernie is basically like a white South African liberal under apartheid. Sadly.

[Sean Jacobs @_seanjacobs]

@steveschale @brianschatz @_rotimia You mean Cuban rightwingers? They're part of the reason we're in this mess in the region.

[Sean Jacobs @_seanjacobs]

@Harmony_Holiday I wrote a short piece about my favorite Sonny Rollins tune (the title is Nigeria spelled backwards) here: https://t.co/LVxVi4mDpk