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| How are Africans watching the World Cup in Brazil? | How are Africans watching the World Cup in Brazil? |
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| There's much talk of a technological revolution in Africa and a boom in the use of mobile devices, but does this extend to sacred spheres such as watching the football World Cup? Geopoll ran a survey in South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana to find out how fans are tuning in to the action in Brazil. | There's much talk of a technological revolution in Africa and a boom in the use of mobile devices, but does this extend to sacred spheres such as watching the football World Cup? Geopoll ran a survey in South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana to find out how fans are tuning in to the action in Brazil. |
| They found that 75% of respondents planned to watch the World Cup, with the majority opting to follow at home with their families. Overall 80% said they’d use television to keep up with the latest scores, 5% said they’d use a mobile phone with 3% following online. | They found that 75% of respondents planned to watch the World Cup, with the majority opting to follow at home with their families. Overall 80% said they’d use television to keep up with the latest scores, 5% said they’d use a mobile phone with 3% following online. |
| In Ghana 89% of those asked said they’d be watching; in Nigeria the figure was 75%, and (perhaps optimistically) 60% of Ghanaians and 62% of Nigerians believe that an African team could win. | In Ghana 89% of those asked said they’d be watching; in Nigeria the figure was 75%, and (perhaps optimistically) 60% of Ghanaians and 62% of Nigerians believe that an African team could win. |
| GeoPoll collected its data using a survey on mobile devices. The sample sizes are not as big as they could be, which in turn increases the margin of error | |
| In total five African teams will play in the World Cup qualifying rounds, Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria. Ivory Coast got off to a good start with a 2- 1 win over Japan yesterday, Nigeria and Ghana play their first games tonight against Iran and the United States respectively. Algeria play Belgium tomorrow, and Cameroon will play Croatia on Wednesday. | In total five African teams will play in the World Cup qualifying rounds, Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria. Ivory Coast got off to a good start with a 2- 1 win over Japan yesterday, Nigeria and Ghana play their first games tonight against Iran and the United States respectively. Algeria play Belgium tomorrow, and Cameroon will play Croatia on Wednesday. |
| We wanted to use the opportunity to ask how you’ll be following the tournament. Through your television, online or a bit of both? If your country hasn’t qualified which team are you throwing your weight behind? Do you believe an African team can win the World Cup? Who are you rooting for outside the continent? Add your thoughts in the comments below or share your photos and videos of you watching the football with GuardianWitness through the blue contribute buttons on this article. | We wanted to use the opportunity to ask how you’ll be following the tournament. Through your television, online or a bit of both? If your country hasn’t qualified which team are you throwing your weight behind? Do you believe an African team can win the World Cup? Who are you rooting for outside the continent? Add your thoughts in the comments below or share your photos and videos of you watching the football with GuardianWitness through the blue contribute buttons on this article. |
| You can also join the debate on Twitter by sharing your views @GuardianAfrica, don’t forget to use Twitter hashflags: #ALG for Algeria, #CIV for Ivory Coast, #CMR for Cameroon, #NGA for Nigeria and #GHA for Ghana. | You can also join the debate on Twitter by sharing your views @GuardianAfrica, don’t forget to use Twitter hashflags: #ALG for Algeria, #CIV for Ivory Coast, #CMR for Cameroon, #NGA for Nigeria and #GHA for Ghana. |
| If you have any problems posting a comment or email maeve.shearlaw@theguardian.com, please state if you’d like to remain anonymous. | If you have any problems posting a comment or email maeve.shearlaw@theguardian.com, please state if you’d like to remain anonymous. |