In the CONIFA Diaries, I give a day by day lowdown on all the action at the Barawa hosted tournament in London. Below, you’ll find all the entries plus a link to my book on the 2018 tournament (and all the teams that play it, their struggles, and their goals), as well as a few assorted bits and pieces I did during the tournament.
There’s quite a lot of this, so this page essentially aims to give you all the links in one place, should you feel like exploring. Dig in…
Pre-order and outline page for my book: CONIFA, Football For The Forgotten
Matchday 1: Clattenburg, Sportsmanship and the Matabeleland Party
A brief review of Barawa v Tamil Eelam for Prost Amerika
Matchday 2: Mad Hungarians, Upsets, and A Trip Down Wembley Way
Matchday 3: The Favourites Fall, and A Taste of Kabylia
Matchday 4: A Lull, A Protest, A Thrashing, and A Cracker
Matchday 5: Fantastic Semis Light Up The World Football Cup
Matchday 6: An Atmospheric Final, and An Encounter with Tibet