Afro Napoli United

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Afro Napoli United
Short nameAfro Napoli
Founded2009
ChairmanAntonio Gargiulo

Afro Napoli United is an association football club based in Naples, Italy.

History

Afro Napoli United was founded in 2009. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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References

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  2. "El otro Napoli y el otro Diego Maradona". sport.es. 24 February 2022.
  3. "Les ambitions réaffirmées du Napoli United". dialectik-football.info. 4 August 2022.
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  7. "Sport e migrazioni. Storia dell'Afro-Napoli United".
  8. ""Loro di Napoli", la favola dell'Afro-Napoli United diventa un film". comunicareilsociale.com. 22 January 2016.
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  10. "Afro Napoli United, una squadra di calcio che diventa la vera risposta al razzismo sugli spalti". espresso.repubblica.it. 18 October 2019.
  11. "Afro Napoli: The migrant football team fighting racism". BBC News.