[Billet] Cheikh Touré et le mercato du désespoir
They dreamed of golden European football boots, bright lights, and packed stadiums. They found the darkness of a Ghanaian hideout and unscrupulous jailers. The video, which went viral, shows a young woman, trembling and disoriented, negotiating the release of her loved ones, Bamba and Momo.
On the other end of the line, a stranger with a shaky accent demands a money transfer so he can, he says, "talk to the kidnappers." It sounds like a B-movie, except the plot is real and the actors aren't acting.
Since the tragic death of Sheikh Touré, tears have flowed, messages of sympathy have poured in, and the recruiters of misfortune continue to recruit. Between Dakar and Accra, dreams travel without a passport.
Africa is becoming an open space for illusion sellers: “Come, you'll sign for Chelsea” — but you end up in a hideout deep in Ghana. It's the transfer window of despair!
While the ministries are "following the case closely," the traffickers are recruiting very closely. And while we pray for the return of "our sons," others are already leaving, suitcases full of empty promises, convinced that this time, "it will be different."
Here, we don't play football anymore. We play with life. And the deadliest dribbles no longer happen on the pitch—but on phones. Because the real tragedy is that by dint of selling dreams, we've ended up losing touch with reality.
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