Afro-Napoli United, a football team born in 2009, has played in the amateur championships until 2013 and then has joined the Figc and has reached the Eccellenza series. Since its foundation, Afro-Napoli has found in the inclusion of migrants its main strength, proposing an interesting model of integration, which allowed conquering the attention of the public and the media. Over the years, the club has widened its activities and has formed several teams, which play in junior, women’s and amateur championships. Thanks to these results, Afro-Napoli is a unique case, at least in Italy, among the numerous football teams established to favour the integration of migrants. Today, in a climate of growing xenophobia, Afro-Napoli is a voice opposed to the prevailing opinion and demonstrates that the intercultural dialogue can be a successful element and not a burden. The book, after a general introduction on the role of sport in the integration of migrants, reconstructs the history of Afro-Napoli in the context of the evolution of the migratory phenomena in last decade, highlighting results and limits of its integration project.
L’Afro–Napoli United, una squadra di calcio nata nel 2009, ha disputato i campionati amatoriali fino al 2013, in seguito si è iscritta alla Figc e ha raggiunto la serie Eccellenza. Sin dalla fondazione, l’Afro–Napoli ha trovato nell’inclusione dei migranti il suo principale punto di forza, proponendo un interessante modello di integrazione, che le ha permesso di conquistare l’attenzione del pubblico e dei media. Nel corso degli anni, il club ha ampliato le sue attività e ha costituito varie formazioni, che partecipano ai campionati del calcio giovanile, femminile e amatoriale. Per i risultati raggiunti, l’Afro–Napoli rappresenta un caso unico, almeno in Italia, tra le numerose compagini sportive nate per favorire l’inclusione dei migranti e oggi, in un clima di crescente xenofobia, è una voce controcorrente, che dimostra come il dialogo tra culture possa essere un fattore di successo e non un fardello. Il libro, dopo un’introduzione di carattere generale sull’utilità dello sport per l’integrazione dei migranti, ricostruisce la storia dell’Afro–Napoli nel contesto dell’evoluzione dei fenomeni migratori nell’ultimo decennio, evidenziando i risultati e i limiti del progetto di integrazione proposto dal club.
Sport e migrazioni. Storia dell'Afro-Napoli United
Fonzo, Erminio
2019-01-01
Abstract
Afro-Napoli United, a football team born in 2009, has played in the amateur championships until 2013 and then has joined the Figc and has reached the Eccellenza series. Since its foundation, Afro-Napoli has found in the inclusion of migrants its main strength, proposing an interesting model of integration, which allowed conquering the attention of the public and the media. Over the years, the club has widened its activities and has formed several teams, which play in junior, women’s and amateur championships. Thanks to these results, Afro-Napoli is a unique case, at least in Italy, among the numerous football teams established to favour the integration of migrants. Today, in a climate of growing xenophobia, Afro-Napoli is a voice opposed to the prevailing opinion and demonstrates that the intercultural dialogue can be a successful element and not a burden. The book, after a general introduction on the role of sport in the integration of migrants, reconstructs the history of Afro-Napoli in the context of the evolution of the migratory phenomena in last decade, highlighting results and limits of its integration project.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.