9 traditional African sports that survived colonialism

Boat Racing

In pre-colonial days, many people living on the coasts engaged in fishing. With the aid of their boats, they went onto the seas to bring back fish but that was not all they did while they were out there on the seas.

They also held boat racing among themselves as a way of having fun and sometimes for a prize.

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