Africa: Women Football Players in Africa Have Overcome Enormous Barriers - New Book Tells the Story

[The Conversation Africa] Women's Football in Africa, the first in-depth book on the subject, traces the history of women's soccer from initially being banned through to today's growing numbers of fans and broadcasting potential. It's a story of triumph despite enormous barriers - among them sexism, abuse, homophobia and religion. We asked its author, sports communication professor Chuka Onwumechili, just three questions.