The world’s civil religion, football… and the meaning of life

Journalist, author and documentarian, John Carlin is interviewed by Emir Muhammadu Sensui II

As a ‘dinner provocation’ during Africa in the World 2019, writer, John Carlin tells the entertaining story of how a chance meeting with Morgan Freeman in a small Mississippi town led to the making of the film Invictus which is based on his book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation.  Then he sits down to talk to Emir Muhammadu Sansui II about football and connecting with others through our love for sports.