Abedi Pele, one of the great pioneers of Africa football, is travelling around Africa with the Afcon Trophy - taking soccer to the people. Standard Bank is sponsoring this tour - below is Abedi's account of his recent travels on the continent:

Here was the final day of Standard/Stanbic Bank’s Trophy Tour in Uganda, and it had all gone by at a non-stop frenetic pace.

Sunday should be a more leisurely stroll surely? Well, not quite. Read more »

Abedi Pele, one of the great pioneers of Africa football, is travelling around Africa with the Afcon Trophy - taking soccer to the people. Standard Bank is sponsoring this tour - below is Abedi's account of his recent travels on the continent:

The night must have gone by in a flash, because the events of the day before were still playing on my mind when, on Saturday morning, I embarked on day two of the Trophy Tour in Uganda.

Early morning trips took me and the rest of the group to two radio stations. Read more »

Abedi Pele, one of the great pioneers of Africa football, is travelling around Africa with the Afcon Trophy - taking soccer to the people. Standard Bank is sponsoring this tour - below is Abedi's account of his recent travels on the continent:

I am back in my second home and feeling re-energised about the Standard/Stanbic Bank Trophy Tour.

I arrived in the Uganda capital last night, where I had a quick chat with the waiting press and then got much needed rest at the plush Serena Hotel before getting the show on the road this morning. Read more »