Breaking Down The Women's African Cup Of Nations | Full Time Podcast

On this week's Full Time, Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan take you inside Women's Africa Cup Of Nations. From the press box, to the pitch, to the stands, the community, and the culture, Full Time gets to the heart of what makes WAFCON so unique.The podcast caught up with African soccer journalist and On The Whistle podcast co-host Alisdair Howorth to talk about the the history, teams and names to watch. Then Nigeria and Racing Louisville forward Uchenna Kanu talks about what it is like to play at WAFCON, and what the competition means to nine-time champions Nigeria. The show closes out with writer Fay Harvey, and photographers Andrea Vilchez and Jinane Ennasri from Football Case Study, who are on ground in Morocco documenting the tournament and what makes its place in world soccer so luminous.Chapter descriptions: 00:00 Intro04:55 What is WAFCON? with Alisdair Howorth21:12 Interview with Uchenna Kanu33:57 Chatting WAFCON with Football Case Study47:59 Takeaways and reflections53:21 Outro------------#soccer #womensfootball #football ------------Thumbnail credit: Julio Aguilar / Contributor / NWSL via Getty ImagesHannah Foslien / Contributor / NWSL via Getty ImagesSubscribe to the Full Time newsletter to get all the latest women's soccer news straight to your inbox every Tuesday: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/Get in touch: fulltime@theathletic.comFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltimeCatch the full episodes of Full Time right here 🎙️👇➡️ https://apple.co/3RJUen2➡️ https://spoti.fi/3W25Q77