Football over the years have become a lucrative business. For Africans the round leather game is pictured as a life changing opportunity for millions of youths. while the path to proffesional football from Africa looks intense. African footballers present a window of opportunities for European Clubs. with the mass of talented players in the continent. a means to play in Europe seams almost out of reach to many of them.
French football clubs over the years have taken advantage of these opportunity, signing youngsters for Cheap from the conntinent and developing future world stars. while the road from potential to realization is long. most of these players end up at the higher clubs. Mane, Adebayo, Cisse, Yaya Toure, all reaching full potential after moving through French clubs.
while some players do not end up as World class, the ratio of profitability of French clubs for African footballers look high. though this route seams limited to Francophone African Countries. Anglophone countries major route out is via the Scandinavian route. Denmark, Norway, Sweden. when trying to copy this model end up with players who hardly make the move up. Caleb Yernenyi, Zadok, recent examples of players to reach Europe from Africa via the Scandinavian route.