What do we at Evytal want to see from posting this article?ġ) We want action to be taken in hopes of stopping these criminals. Ask them questions and make sure they are satisfied with the agent or the agency. Lastly, make contact with other players who have been signed by the agent or agency. Being thorough will be in your best interest and don’t sign anything that you do not feel comfortable with or don’t understand. Thirdly, make sure you have read through contracts and make sure there are no “hidden details”. Don’t be afraid to test their legitimacy and true intentions for contacting you. Secondly, meet in person or create video calls so that you are able to make direct contact with the person and ask questions. But, still be cautious and don’t rush into anything. If you can easily find the agent, his/her agency and other players who have been signed by them then they are generally legit.
Make sure you do research on the agent that has approached or sent you a message. You can also search and see if they are licensed under FIFA as an agent on the FIFA website. What can be done by players to see if agencies are legit or fake?įirstly, check if they are registered as sports agents and are licensed in their respective football associations. These conmen/women play on the emotions of these African footballers promising wealth and a better future and in so use their current situations/struggles as motivation to leave and pursue the dream the agent has established for the player. The “agents/agencies” create social media profiles in hopes of presenting themselves as a legitimate and well-established company/agency making the viewer believe in the lies and false promises. These African players are often confronted at a young age and so do not always understand the situations and dangers of these fake agents. Many of these so-called agents use famous agents’ names as a way to make the players think they are established professionals. Unfortunately, no short video of Gerald’s story could be found however this 5 min video showcases a similar scenario of how Alassane Diakite was also promised the opportunity to play with the top clubs, however, never got anywhere near there. A young African’s dream of hoping to find a better life in Europe for himself, his family and perhaps his future children through football was taken away from him due to a fake agent and his/her lies. He was there for 14 years before he was able to get out of the country according to .uk.ġ4 Years in a footballer’s life is his/her entire career and that was taken away from him and he can never get it back. Stuck in a foreign country he had no way of getting back and was stranded in Dakar, the capital, with no money, friends or family. He was told that he had to wait there a week and then he would get a visa which, obviously, never came. The agent told a very believable story which lead to Gareld’s parents finding 700 pounds in order to buy him a ticket to Senegal. The Nigerian played for a club in Lagos when he was approached by a so called “agent” who thought he was a unique talent that had the potential to play in England.
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More often than not the players are desperate to get their professional careers on the roll and are hoping that this is true and then, unfortunately, succumb to their trap.Ī famous case involved Andrew Gareld who was 18 when he and his family were conned into paying large sums of money to a fake agent who had convinced Andrew and his family that he would have the possibility of playing in the Premier League. The general situation follows the lines of the “agent” sending a message, whether it is on LinkedIn or Whatsapp or Instagram, usually stating they wish to help progress the player’s career.
Focusing particularly on fake sports agents promising young players the possibility of transfers, meet ups and trials with clubs, however, never have the intention of making it happen. Scams within the footballing industry have been increasing drastically in the past few years especially in African countries.
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