Company: Deutsche Welle

Country: GERMANY

Section: MOVIES & TV FOOTBALL – GREAT CHAMPIONS

Discipline: Soccer

Year: 2016

Director: Gerhard Sonnleitner, Marc Friedrich, Felix Schwadorf

Producer: Herdin Wipper

Time: 26 min

 

Synopsis

Footballers with African roots have been playing in the Bundesliga for decades now, often making an impression that lasts long after their hang up their boots. A portrait of the African legends in Germany: Pablo Thiam, midfielder from Guinea, Anthony Baffoe, former footballer and son of a Ghanaian diplomat, Sunday Oliseh, gold medal at Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games, Bachirou Salou former footballer from Togo,  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, striker playing in Borussia Dortmund and Jay Jay Okocha, gold medal at Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games.