
Nairobi, Kenya – Geremi Njitap had an illustrious career playing for Chelsea, Real Madrid and the Cameroon national side. Now, in his role as president of the FIFPRO Africa union, he focuses on the welfare of footballers and is calling on clubs to improve how they treat their players.
“If you want a player to perform, he needs to be free in his mind to go on the field and just think of playing football,” Geremi, 44, told Al Jazeera.