By Akeem Lawal
DOCUMENTARIES on how former Nigeria internationals,
Sunday Oliseh and Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha made their mark during their time in
the German Bundesliga will be aired at the ongoing 2017 African Football Film
Festival (AFFF) on Tuesday, 25th April at The Gym, Agege Stadium, Agege in
Lagos.
The documentaries which will also feature Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Gabon and Bachirou Salou
from Togo are part of Day 2 activities
lined up to mark the 3rd edition of AFFF tagged “The State of African Football”.
Apart from the films, other programs lined up for the day
will feature players, coaches, journalists, sports administrators to discuss
“What Future for African Footballers”.
According to the organisers, PLAY!YA Nigeria, the
organisation hosts the festival as a way to further its agenda of using sports
to “communicate and address topics such as human rights, social integration,
youth empowerment, violence prevention and health awareness.
"Unlike the football industry, a dream factory
producing perfect pictures, AFFF tells true stories about opportunities,
challenges and pitfalls of the beautiful game like the love for football, bad
governance, corruption or trafficking of players.
"So AFFF is bringing together footballers, coaches,
administrators, sports journalists and the public to discuss these challenges
while enjoying top-class football films and an entertaining cultural
programme,” said the PLAY!YA Nigeria coordinator, Eze Alloysius.
The Day 1 of the event held on Thursday at the Women
Development Centre, Pen Cinema, Agege featured a documentary
on Little Mubiru Reagan was abandoned by his parents in the Ugandan capital
Kampala. He survives by collecting garbage and selling scrap metal, but still
dreams of taking his country to the African Cup of Nations. The film title “The
Other Kids”shows the hardships for ambitious players in Uganda. It also
features the Spanish striker Fernando Torres and national team coach Vincente
del Bosque.
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| Documentary on 'The Other Kids' being shown at the Day 1 of the 2017 AFFF |
The forum gave the attendees, who included coaches and
sports journalists, the ample opportunity to examine the level of grassroots
football in the country.
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| Cross section of participants at the 2017 AFFF |
The Day 3 activities which is opened to general public
(especially children and families), will hold on the 28 April at 412 Junction,
Gowon Estate, Egbeda, Lagos. It will also feature three film shows titled
African Legends, Part 3 + (4), Offside Istanbul + (1) and The Other Kids.
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