Football Maverick Benoît Assou-Ekotto Opens Up About Life and Football

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)SOCIAL MEDIAFacebook Group: On The Whistle PodcastInstagram: @otw_podcast / @sportsguyzaynTwitter: @otw_podcast / @sportsguyzaynWHATSAPP  Send us a message here and we can add you to our Broadcast List - +447908 790 474EPISODE NOTES02:45Benoît on being more physically active since retirement07:10Rekindling his love for the game playing amateur football11:30Reflecting on Tottenham and playing with the likes of Modrić, Bale and Van der Vaart16:35Assessing Jol, Ramos, Redknapp and AVB during their Spurs tenures20:15Best on-field partnerships at Tottenham23:45Magical memories from Spurs UCL run in 2010/201126:45Favourite Redknapp memory27:45Jose Mourinho’s Spurs prospects33:30Dispelling France’s multicultural ethos47:10Novel experiences with the Cameroon national team52:15Pride in Africa’s first World Cup, but South Africa still divided on racial grounds55:10Perspective on African legend Samuel Eto’o57:20A body marking that is full of meaning01:01:05Refusing to be caged by a boot sponsorship in a world that doesn’t respect African players01:10:55 Is athlete activism a trend, or here to stay?01:13:35Interest in coaching in Africa 01:14:40Cameroon’s bloated entourage at the 2014 World Cup in BrazilDuration: 01:19:26 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.