Football Maverick Benoît Assou-Ekotto Opens Up About Life and Football - a podcast by Zayn Nabbi
from 2020-07-14T23:00
In this episode former Cameroon and Tottenham defender Benoît Assou-Ekotto opens up about his career in football that defied the norm. Find out about why he could never be proud to wear France’s colours, how African players continue to be under-valued in the global market, and hear his memories of those magical years at Spurs under Harry Redknapp.
Panel: Zayn Nabbi (host), Francis Nkwain (Sports media executive), Ahmad Yousef (Kingfut.com Editor) and Courtney Freese (former PSL winner).
Special Guest: Benoît Assou-Ekotto (former Cameroon defender)
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EPISODE NOTES
02:45
Benoît on being more physically active since retirement
07:10
Rekindling his love for the game playing amateur football
11:30
Reflecting on Tottenham and playing with the likes of Modrić, Bale and Van der Vaart
16:35
Assessing Jol, Ramos, Redknapp and AVB during their Spurs tenures
20:15
Best on-field partnerships at Tottenham
23:45
Magical memories from Spurs UCL run in 2010/2011
26:45
Favourite Redknapp memory
27:45
Jose Mourinho’s Spurs prospects
33:30
Dispelling France’s multicultural ethos
47:10
Novel experiences with the Cameroon national team
52:15
Pride in Africa’s first World Cup, but South Africa still divided on racial grounds
55:10
Perspective on African legend Samuel Eto’o
57:20
A body marking that is full of meaning
01:01:05
Refusing to be caged by a boot sponsorship in a world that doesn’t respect African players
01:10:55
Is athlete activism a trend, or here to stay?
01:13:35
Interest in coaching in Africa
01:14:40
Cameroon’s bloated entourage at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
Duration: 01:19:26
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