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'You can tell an awful lot about a country by its football'

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Steve Bloomfield and Jacob 'Ghost' Mulee, a Kenyan football commentator in the commentary box at Nairobi's Nyayo stadium.

The 2010 World Cup in South Africa is only a few weeks away, and the eyes of the world will be on not only on the host nation, but also on the football-crazy continent.

Steve Bloomfield, author of Africa United, discusses how football can bring people together.

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