Football Episodes

Obinna Elechi, a man of many talents. Hailing from Nigeria, he's an architect, comic book artist, and painter all rolled into one. In his solo episode, he delves into the complexities of parenthood, the societal pressures to adhere to traditional life milestones, and the unique challenges of fatherhood. Obinna candidly shares his experiences of living in the Netherlands, his deep-rooted passion for football, and his personal struggle with identity as a Nigerian living abroad. Furthermore, he of...

The Qatar 2022 World Cup was a great tournament for Africa, Asia, and everyone else who participated. Benyi and I looked into the performances, lessons that should be taken from the game, who was considered the flop, and the best African player of the tournament. We also discussed the "France is the African team" issue & treatment of Immigrants from Africa. We gave a shout-out to our Canadian neighbors for their embrace of diversity which in my opinion is a much better job than the United States...

Alvaro A. Ayo was born in what used to be known as East Germany, a country that's no longer in existence due to the unification of East and West Germany. It is always an experience meeting and hearing from someone with ties to a country that officially isn't in existence anymore. I hope to get more guests from other countries and even East Germany to share their stories as there is plenty for us to learn about. Alvaro's story only began in East Germany, for the most part, Bolivia shaped him and...

Rodney Jehu-Appiah may have been raised in a country that I have links to, however, his ancestral ties go beyond West Africa and into three continents. Plus he is now in my neighborhood in Brooklyn, so dig in and find out about this fascinating man who seems to have a whole lot more waiting to be explored. This was just a tease from him. There's a whole discussion about reparations on Patreon too. Don't forget to invite your friends and loved ones to join us. If you haven't given five stars and...

Welcome to the 20th episode. I decided to try something unique and get a panel to have a chat around the largest sport in the immigrant community, which is football, also known as soccer to many. Two friends of the podcast in returning guests, Azam Ayub ...

Azam was born in India works in the financial sector in the NY/NJ area after a few years around different states. A classical music lover, and big-time Johnny Cash man! Azam allowed me to finally ask someone born in India about the infamous soccer story ...