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Sat September 12, 2020, 08:00 Tottenham Hotspur
Introducing a new normal feature in our official Game Day calendar this season, as Spurs and Andy Greeves fan talk to our former players and discover what they’ve been doing since they retired.
The first opener on Sunday opposed to Everton is Mali’s former foreigner Frédéric Kanouté, who speaks of a memorable purpose opposed to the Toffees and the philanthropic paintings he has been in since he hung the tacos.
Sunday’s game is a pleased memory for a Spurs striker who scored 21 goals in 73 games for us between 2003 and 2005.
Fredi Kanouté was in good shape before our home game against Everton on 4 October 2003, having scored five goals in seven games earlier this season following a summer signing from West Ham United. For the Toffees, Mali’s foreigners ignited a relatively quiet game so far with a 30-yard volley to put us in front.
“It would be hard not to decide on this as my favourite target for Tottenham,” smiles Kanouté, who has played more than 550 games with Olympique Lyonnais, West Ham United, Seville and Beijing Guoan in a 16-year professional career.
“The funny thing is, we couldn’t get this game started very well. We had a hard time passing it. In the most sensible way, I didn’t have a very clever way to start the game. Then, all of a sudden, Kasey Keller threw the ball into the field, I got a headbutt in the air when Gus Poyet sent me back, the ball bounced perfectly in front of me, allowing me to pass my laces through. net and it was a magical moment for me that you can’t put into words.
Born in Sainte-Foy-Is-Lyon, France, on 2 September 1977, Kanouté chose to set up Mali, his father’s country of birth, abroad. He scored 23 goals in 39 overseas appearances for The Eagles between 2004 and 2010 and since his retirement. much of his life has been faithful to helping the youth of the African nation.
“I started the Kanouté Foundation many years ago and I am very happy that I was able to carry out several primary projects in Mali,” says Fredi, who has lived in London for two years. “For orphans and vulnerable children, We have created a children’s village on the outskirts of Mali’s capital, Bamako, called Sakina.
“The village has amenities such as a school, a day care center, a vocational education center, a gym and amenities for sport and recreation. We have 10 houses with foster mothers, who take care of young people. The allocation around 2006 and opened us in 2010. We now have more than 80 young people living in this town.
Read the full article in Sunday’s official program, available to purchase now!