Football offers some of the biggest rewards of all, and with the European League being the dream destination for many young African footballers, stories like Isaiah Akpan’s are quite common. It's the dark side of the beautiful game.

There’s a pretty good piece on the subject in the New Criminologist: Football Trafficking – The New Slave Trade

Also take a look at:
The scandal of Africa's trafficked players (The Guardian, UK)
Exposing Africa's football traffickers (The BBC)
Ivorian adolescents tricked by football agent (afrol News)


The trailer is for the documentary, Africa UTD, about the global migration of Africa’s footballers, the shady “agents”, and the power and influence of football in Africa, for better or worse.

Music: “Real Wild”, by Kidkanevil (From the album "Back Off Man, I'm A Scientist" )

Vid posted by Tom Simpson


Other external related links
Ghanaian reporter wins FPA Media Award
The muscle drain of African footballers to Europe: Trade or Trafficking?
FIFA seek African help to fight illegal agents (Ghanafa.org)

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written by fake rolex paypal, December 16, 2009

The trailer is for the documentary,