Maher Mezahi is an independent football journalist that examines the cross-section between history, politics, and sport on the African continent. He is a contributing editor at Africa Is A Country, and also hosts the podcast African Five-a-side. His publications include contributions in the books AFROSPORT - The Book (2024) and Football in the Middle East: State, Society, and the Beautiful Game (2022). Mezahi lives and works in Algiers, Algeria and has been based there since 2016.

As of May 2024