THE SPORT AND THE INVENTION OF TRADITIONS IN AFRICAN CONTINENT: THE CASE OF GOLF IN CABO VERDE

Abstract

In this study we did not adopt the understanding that, in Africa, traditional practices are necessarily manifestations "tribal" or prior to the arrival of the colonizer. We believe that in many cases, the idea is that related to traditional building representations consolidation processes deployed in national identity. Based on this consideration, the aim of this paper is to discuss how a sport, golf has been perceived as a tradition in the process of identity construction of an African country, Cape Verde, an archipelago located on the west coast of Africa, a colony of Portugal until 1975.
Keywords: Golf. History of the Sport. Cabo Verde.