Book Review: Un destin foudroyé: Un footballeur dans l'enfer du terrorisme

Abstract

The book revolves around the attack by the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda Military Position (FLEC-PM) aimed at the Togolese national football team bus on its way to the 2010 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Angola. While this incident is pivotal, the book also brings to light a spectrum of societal issues and exposes the intricacies which characterise the African football scene. The book discusses childhood challenges in West Africa, with a particular focus on family crises and the resultant child protection crises. These crises often stem from infidelity, polygamy and the erosive influence of patriarchy, which pave the way for defective parenting. These conditions increase the vulnerability of children and expose them to global threats such as child trafficking. Conflicts are common between parents and teenagers who choose sport as profession. To some parents, football is antithetical to success at school, which Komlan Agbedahin