Human traffickers are using football dreams to lure young Ghanaian men to Nigeria – how to stop it
For a young man growing up in Ghana or Nigeria, few dreams burn brighter than becoming a professional footballer. Icons like Michael Essien (Ghana), Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria) and Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) didn’t just win trophies. They escaped poverty, provided for their families, and earned the respect of entire communities. Football, in much of west Africa, isn’t just a sport. It is a promise.
Authors
- Suleman Lazarus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1721-8519)
Institutions
- London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2026-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64628/aaj.7hwqtq3jj
- Primary Topic
- Sex work and related issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00