Editing Sub-Saharan Africa (section)

===Sports===
Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan men are its main patrons. Major competitions include the [[CAF Champions League|African Champions League]], a competition for the best clubs on the continent and the [[CAF Confederation Cup|Confederation Cup]], a competition primarily for the national cup winner of each African country. The [[Africa Cup of Nations]] is a competition of 16 national teams from various African countries held every two years. South Africa hosted the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], a first for a sub-Saharan country. In 2010, Cameroon played in the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] for the sixth time, which is the current record for a sub-Saharan team. In [[Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Nigeria won the Olympic gold for football]]. In 2000 Cameroon maintained the continent's supremacy by winning the title too. Momentous achievements for sub-Saharan African football. Famous sub-Saharan football stars include [[Abedi Pele]], [[Emmanuel Adebayor]], [[George Weah]], [[Michael Essien]], [[Didier Drogba]], [[Roger Milla]], [[Nwankwo Kanu]], [[Jay-Jay Okocha]], [[Bruce Grobbelaar]], [[Samuel Eto'o]], [[Kolo Touré]], [[Yaya Touré]], [[Sadio Mané]] and [[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang]]. The most talented sub-Saharan African football players find themselves courted and sought after by European leagues. There are currently more than 1000 Africans playing for European clubs. Sub-Saharan Africans have found themselves the target of racism by European fans. FIFA has been trying hard to crack down on racist outburst during games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://goafrica.about.com/od/workinafrica/a/football.htm |title=About.com |work=About.com Travel |publisher=Goafrica.about.com |access-date=26 December 2009 |archive-date=20 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520165528/http://goafrica.about.com/od/workinafrica/a/football.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200911161557.html |title=AllAfrica.com |publisher=AllAfrica.com |date=16 November 2009 |access-date=26 December 2009 |archive-date=18 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118154311/http://allafrica.com/stories/200911161557.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1798795,00.html |title=European Soccer's Racism Problem |date=2 December 2005 |journal=[[Deutsche Welle]] |access-date=26 December 2009 |archive-date=10 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410041000/http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1798795,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Namibia Rugby Team.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The [[Namibia national rugby union team|Namibia rugby team]]]]
[[Rugby union|Rugby]] is popular in sub-Saharan Africa. The [[Confederation of African Rugby]] governs rugby games in the region. South Africa is a major force in the game and won the Rugby World Cup in [[1995 Rugby World Cup|1995]], [[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007]] and [[2019 Rugby World Cup|2019]]. Africa is also allotted one guaranteed qualifying place in the [[Rugby World Cup]].

Boxing is a popular sport. [[Battling Siki]] is the first world champion to come out of sub-Saharan Africa. Countries such as Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa have produced numerous professional world champions such as [[Dick Tiger]], [[Hogan Bassey]], [[Gerrie Coetzee]], [[Samuel Peter]], [[Azumah Nelson]] and [[Jake Matlala]].

Cricket has a following. The [[African Cricket Association]] is an international body which oversees cricket in African countries. South Africa and Zimbabwe have their own governing bodies. In 2003 the [[Cricket World Cup]] was held in South Africa, first time it was held in sub-Saharan Africa.

Over the years, [[Ethiopia]] and [[Kenya]] have produced many notable long-distance athletes. Each country has federations that identify and cultivate top talent. Athletes from Ethiopia and Kenya hold, save for two exceptions, all the men's outdoor records for Olympic distance events from 800m to the [[marathon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Men's outdoor world records |url=http://www.iaaf.org/records/by-category/world-records#results-tab-sub=0&results-tab-sub-men=0 |access-date=26 October 2013 |publisher=[[IAAF|iaaf.org]] |archive-date=8 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808043103/http://www.iaaf.org/records/by-category/world-records#results-tab-sub=0&results-tab-sub-men=0 |url-status=live}}<br />As can be seen: 800m is Kenya; 5000m is Ethiopia; 10000m is Ethiopia; marathon is Kenya. The two exceptions are the 1500m and 3000m steeplechase records, though the latter is held by [[Stephen Cherono]], who was born and raised in Kenya.</ref> Famous runners include [[Haile Gebrselassie]], [[Kenenisa Bekele]], [[Paul Tergat]], and [[John Cheruiyot Korir]].<ref>Tucker, Ross and Dugas, Jonathan. [http://www.sportsscientists.com/2008/07/kenya-vs-ethiopia.html ''Sport's great rivalries: Kenya vs. Ethiopia, and a one-sided battle (at least on the track)''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420161131/http://www.sportsscientists.com/2008/07/kenya-vs-ethiopia.html |date=20 April 2010 }}, The Science of Sport, 14 July 2008.</ref>
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