Race. Class. Poverty. Faith. Hope. Soccer. Welcome to Alexââthe largest and most notorious township in South Africa where soccer is lived, not played. With the first ever FIFA World Cup in Africa as a backdrop, witness the cultural importance of soccer in township South Africa through the lives of five individuals born and raised in the oldest and toughest of South Africaâs townships, Alexandra, locally known as âAlex.â Seventeen-year-old dribbling sensation Nancy âMaradonaâ Majola, former national team player Isaac âShakesâ Kungwane, current professional Patrick âRaidenâ Phungwayo, 69-year-old Jacob âBabesâ Bopape one of the first professional soccer players in South Africa, and scholarship-winner Ricardo âRicoâ Kutumela will all take you into a culture dominated by soccer and into a storied township still largely unknown and misunderstood even among South Africans.
