Gerard A. Akindes

Wealth of experience , EX basketball player/coach, sportswear industry, researcher/ administrator. Ex Qatar 2022 World Cup. Prof @ Salford UK, & HBKU Qatar.

[Gerard A. Akindes @gaakindes]

Book Discussion
Wrestling with Hope in Urban Senegal Sports: Sports, Masculinity, and Precarious Trajectories
Author: Mark Hann
Thursday, October 30, @ 5pm GMT (DakarTime)

Zoom registration: https://t.co/VNYDf1Pzwt
https://t.co/bBUHeY62E8

[Gerard A. Akindes @gaakindes]

Join us for a fascinating conversation about Africa's essential role in shaping the history of the modern Olympic Games.
Zoom registration: https://t.co/4z9BXozEdn
Book Discussion webpage: https://t.co/RjyoaxQYRJ
#sportsinafrica #Olympics #africa #OUPress #Africanstudies #SISAL

[Professor Simon Chadwick @Prof_Chadwick]

Book news

Due to large no. of submissions received, decision taken to publish 2 books

1st book
The Geopolitical Economy of Football - Where Power Meets Politics & Business

2nd book
Continental Perspectives of Football's Geopolitical Economy

Available in November via Routledge

[AJ+ @ajplus]

The Palestinian women’s football team won their game in Ireland on Nakba Day as Irish fans cheered for Palestine.

[Sports Africa @sportsinafrica]

Receipts. @GSportsHistory @robertmarawa @HikabwaChipande @OnwumechiliC @manasekudzai

[Fletcher Africana Club @africana_club]

Promoting women's football is a matter of political will and strong investments. - @gaakindes

[Gerard A. Akindes @gaakindes]

Book Discussion
African Football Migration, Aspirations, Experiences, and Trajectories with the authors P. Darby, C. Ungruhe, and J. Esson.
M. Engh will moderate the discussion.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 @ 3 p.m GMT (Dakar time)
REGISTRATION: https://t.co/5qMWAYsKhh

[Gerard A. Akindes @gaakindes]

@balltrotter Hi Madhavan, I'm unsure if you use this platform often, but I'm trying. I'm a researcher on African sports. I'm writing a paper on African players who played college in the US, and your name came up. Could you connect with me for a few questions? [email protected].

[Africa Is a Country @africasacountry]

Who else sorely misses the 2023 African Cup of Nations? @MezahiMaher takes us back to Cote D'Ivoire with some prose and video. https://t.co/Dky7lbIrQn

[Fletcher Africana Club @africana_club]

Underway at Africana Conference 2024: Panel on Sports Diplomacy discussing the role of football in advancing African culture featuring Fletcher's own
@ChidiOdinkalu, Olivia Landau and Paolo Caglioti in conversation with @gaakindes,
@MezahiMaher, and
@africasacountry

[Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, CGoF @ChidiOdinkalu]

Our panel on #FootballDiplomacy today at the #AfricanaConference24 of @FletcherSchool was standing room only. The panel included @MezahiMaher & @gaakindes.

[Free Palestine @_futbolprof]

Learn more about our @sportsinafrica work: https://t.co/qq8dgYIKz9

[Dr J Simon Rofe @drjsimonrofe]

WOW! pleasure to facilitate the final panel @sportaccord @iccbirmingham hosted by @WMGrowth w/ excellent panelists Liz Nicholl, Neil Rami & Jason Williams talking about #sportsdiplomacy & the opportunity the 'network of evolving networks' to leverage a 'return on influence'.

[Dr Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff @lempika7]

🤩🏀 what a great project! I know of several scholars working on global hoops who may be interested such as @ErikRScott @aaronlevimiller @gaakindes but perhaps there's others? Help spread the word!

[Free Palestine @_futbolprof]

With Monsieur Paul Bonga Bonga in Brussels. An amazing afternoon!!

[Free Palestine @_futbolprof]

Historian on “spring break” at ⁦@africamuseumbe⁩

[Free Palestine @_futbolprof]

Great time doing research with @gaakindes at the @africamuseumbe archive

[Sports Africa @sportsinafrica]

Great!!

[The Football Foundation for Africa @TheFFAfrica]

🚨 Exciting News! 🚨 EP 2 of The Africa Football Business Show #BusinessOfAFCON is happening tomorrow! 🎙️⚽ Join us in exploring the dynamic fusion of football and business in collaboration with the @africaBSP. 🌍✨ Our special guest is @gaakindes!

#AFBShow #AFCON2023

[Free Palestine @_futbolprof]

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