African football abroad goes to air
A new television show on how African football players live abroad is expected to air on the continent before the World Cup in June 2010. The show is called 'Footballers Lives' and features players, mostly in Europe, focusing on their daily routines and family lives.
With personal access to top African players, viewers of the show will see what the players eat, wear and how they interact with their families. The 30-minute documentary on each player also gains access to the facilities at their clubs including the dressing rooms, stadiums and other exclusive club events as well as how they prepare for matches. The players also reveal what music they listen to and how they connect with Africa when they are in Europe and how they entertain themselves.
Another section of the programme features personal interviews with the players who answer questions on their club careers and national team careers.
Featuring family and professional life
The initial show features trips to Ghana defender John Mensah's house and his club Sunderland in England. South Africa's defender Aaron Mokoena will also appear in the show as well as Salomon Kalou of Ivory Coast and Benjani Mwaruwari of Zimbabwe. Ghanaian striker Razak Pimpong also takes his turn at his Danish side Viborg and also goes home to expose his family life.
Go to www.footballerslivestv.com for a preview of the show.
Future shows will visit Ghana captain Stephen Appiah, Asamoah Gyan, Michael Essien and Sulley Muntari as they live with their clubs in Europe. Further shows are being planned with Emmanuel Adebayor, Didier Drogba, Nigerian Obafemi Martins and John Utaka also of Nigeria. There are plans to cover all of Africa's key players plying their trade abroad in future including trips to India and Israel.
The show is produced in the UK by an African ethnic football media production company, LogikMedia, along with two African football journalists.
