非洲人对足球有一种与生俱来的领悟能力，这一点他们并不在巴西人之下。当非洲足球在世界舞台中出现的时候，世界各地的球迷惊讶于他们的天赋与能力，尼日利亚、喀麦隆、加纳、科特迪瓦、阿尔及利亚等国家的足球水平在不断的提高，世界足坛的格局也因此不再只被欧洲和南美垄断。但因为经济落后、战争频发，许多非洲国家根本没有配套的足球设施，一块平整的足球场地有时都是奢求。
Plot Summary:A character-based feature documentary that portrays the transcendent power of soccer in modern Africa - a game that is helping to change the lives of individuals and communities across the continent. Players, fans, young, old, with or without a disability, male and female... millions of Africans' lives are wrapped up in the 'beautiful game'. Unlike anything else soccer brings fifty-four diverse countries into a common and passionate dialogue. And the results are tangible: when an African country does well at a competition, its national GDP rises, its exports go up, crime decreases, and political divides narrow. As Reverend Tutu shares in "The Beautiful Game": "soccer isn't like a religion in Africa. It is bigger than religion". The film interweaves a number of dynamic stories from six separate African countries: Kenya, Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, and Ivory Coast. Together these stories reveal how soccer can be an effective social and developmental tool; and how a game can play a crucial role in shaping a new future for Africa. We have threaded our stories together with stunning visuals and with insights from some of the most famous Africans. Soccer fan or not, The Beautiful Game will inspire and move you.
