Good morning! Theodore Lloyd-Hughes, SA’s NWSL columnist, writes this week on the influx of African stars and the impact they’ve already had on and off the field. They are opening doors back home thanks to a new broadcast deal with ESPN Africa. More generally, the NWSL’s deals with foreign broadcasters allow it to showcase the atmosphere at league matches to women’s soccer fans — and most important, potential players — watching around the world.

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