Football, Gambling, and Everyday Life in Zimbabwe

This book provides a holistic analysis of football gambling in Zimbabwe, exposing its impact on the everyday lives of Zimbabweans. It will interest sports and African studies researchers, as well as those focusing on the socio-health problems related to gambling.

Manase Kudzai Chiweshe is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social and Community Development, University of Zimbabwe. He won the 2015 Gerti Hesseling Prize for Best Paper Published in African Studies. His work revolves around the sociology of everyday life in African spaces, with a specific interest in football and sports studies.

1. Becoming a betting nation: An introduction. 2. Playing the Odds: The rise of soccer betting houses as a livelihood option in Harare, Zimbabwe 3. "Just like the boys": An analysis of the experiences of females involved in football betting in Harare, Zimbabwe. 4. Sports Betting in Low Resource Income Urban Area: A Case of Budiriro 5B Current Shops 5. "He bets when he wants to!" The effects of football gambling in Chinhoyi through the eyes of concerned significant others 6. From "Male holy trinity" to "Fourth Estate." A case study of the nature, scale and patterns of football gambling in Chinhoyi. 7. Soccer betting in peri-urban spaces in Zimbabwe: Experiences from Domboshava 8. "iEconomy! Vapfanha vari kuzama lucky!". Youth economic exigencies, football gambling cultures and experiences in Gweru, Zimbabwe.