Country game on river recalled (7)
I believe the answer is:
nigeria
'country game on river recalled' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'country game on river recalled' is the wordplay.
'country game' becomes 'gin' (gin is a kind of game. I am not sure about the 'country' bit.).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'river' becomes 'aire' (River Aire in Yorkshire).
'recalled' is a reversal indicator (to recall can mean to bring something back).
'gin' after 'aire' is 'airegin'.
'airegin' written backwards gives 'NIGERIA'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nigeria that I've seen before include "former colony" , "African republic, capital Abuja" , "Land in Africa" , "West African republic" , "West African nation" .)