World Cup Witchcraft: Africa Teams Turn to Magic for Aid

[icymist]

When the national soccer teams of Ghana and Brazil took to the field at the World Cup in Germany on Tuesday night, the sell-out crowd of 65,000 hoped to see some magic.
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Most people seem to agree that the rituals are far less common than they used to be, and that mostly smaller soccer clubs turn to witchcraft for help.

Oliver Becker is a Frankfurt, Germany-based documentary filmmaker who has researched African cult beliefs and witchcraft in soccer.

He says it's safe to assume that some groups in Ghana performed juju rituals ahead of the game against Brazil.

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