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ASU #26 - Amos Joseph, Founder of Footballers Connect Nigeria
Manage episode 275467210 series 2074368
In this episode we discuss an important topic that is wide across the pan-african sports market - the issue of rogue agents and young aspiring players seeking pastures new.
Footballers Connect are an organisation that educate players and what to look for in an agent and best practices to implement in building a career and providing advise so that these youths dont go abroad and are left stranded.
We cover:
- The lure of aspiring players wanting to go the Asia and remote parts of the world to play football for minimum pay and for nothing
- What can local authorities and countries do to minimise the number of youth fleeing to play football abroad
- how to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate agents
- Solutions that can be implemented to build a better ecosystem
53 episodes
Manage episode 275467210 series 2074368
In this episode we discuss an important topic that is wide across the pan-african sports market - the issue of rogue agents and young aspiring players seeking pastures new.
Footballers Connect are an organisation that educate players and what to look for in an agent and best practices to implement in building a career and providing advise so that these youths dont go abroad and are left stranded.
We cover:
- The lure of aspiring players wanting to go the Asia and remote parts of the world to play football for minimum pay and for nothing
- What can local authorities and countries do to minimise the number of youth fleeing to play football abroad
- how to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate agents
- Solutions that can be implemented to build a better ecosystem
53 episodes
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