World Cup fever is mounting steadily and despite not being a huge football fan, even I am beginning to succumb to the allure of what is to come. To those of you who are fans, have you ever wondered how so many African players come to be in our home leagues and teams? To be honest, I hadn’t, but after running into director Baff Akoto, at our most recent Heads High session, my curiosity is acutely awake.
I first met Baff through a mutual friend at one of many warehouse parties I was involved with way back when. I always knew he was creative, but was always to polite to admit that I didn’t quite know in which way. Reasoning with him in Brick Lane, it transpired that after a long and arduous process, his debut film ‘Football Fables’ was set to be released this week. The blurb reads something like this:
African football has more global stars than at any other time in history. Every youngster across the continent dreams of playing for glamorous European clubs to become the next E’to or Essien.
The award winning documentary “Football Fables” tracks Francis, a young Ghanaian hopeful as he comes to the UK for Premier League football trials whilst attempting to navigate the tricky terrain of agents & scouts back in Africa
“Football Fables” provides unprecedented insight into the workings of African football migration. This internationally acclaimed documentary’s unparalleled access sheds light on the middle men who earn a living making sure that it’s their cream rising to the top. A “system” which (although far from perfect and in spite of itself) manages to produce some of the best players in the world!
Truth time, I haven’t seen the full feature yet, but between the trailer and the write-up, I know its one I will have to make time for.
Us London dwellers are going to be spoilt for choice. There are 8 seperate screenings to choose from over the next two weeks in the capital….i.e. no excuse. Click here to make the jump to the Football Fables site where you can digest all the information about screenings and plenty more besides, and click here to join the 1000+ strong facebook group.
Peep the trailer here:
“Football Fables” Trailer from Baff Akoto on Vimeo.
By Etienne
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