Benoit Assou-Ekotto is among the African players to feature at the More Human exhibition at Ozwald Boateng, 30 Savile Row, W1, which celebrates the impact of African players on the Premier League.
Benoît Assou Ekotto
Assou-Ekotto is a Cameroon/French player who identifies himself strongly with Cameroon. In an interview with The Guardian, he candidly explains that football is a job to him, not his passion or love.
Speaking about his playing for Cameroon in the World Cup this June, he said, “Me playing for Cameroon was a natural and normal thing. I have no feeling for the France national team; it just doesn’t exist. When people ask of my generation in France, ‘Where are you from?’, they will reply Morocco, Algeria, Cameroon or wherever. But what has amazed me in England is that when I ask the same question of people like Lennon and Defoe, they’ll say: ‘I’m English.’ That’s one of the things that I love about life here.”
The ‘More Human‘ project that he is featured in is a showcase of photographic exhibition that features African players in the Premier League. Hosted by Ozwald Boateng, it is designed to provide funds for the MOREHUMAN Road to the World Cup concept and raise funds for UNICEF to end child exploitation during the World Cup Period.
Other African footballers featured include Dickson Etuhu (Nigeria/Fulham), Aaron Mokoena (South Africa/Portsmith), Alex Song (Cameroon/Arsenal), Michael Essien (Ghana/Chelsea ), Benny McCarthy (South Africa/Blackburn Rovers), Emmanuel Ebou (Cote D’Ivoire/Arsenal), Salomon Kalou (Cote D’Ivoire/Chelsea), and Didier Drogba (Cote D’Ivoire/Chelsea).