Special | 'Bassey: Aim for the stars'

Calvin Bassey’s succes did not come easily. Growing up in a suburb of London, criminality and try outs at professional clubs without succes. Together with Bassey, we travel to England. We visit his former primary school, his favourite football court and his current home and made a sharp portrait.

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The son of Nigerian parents had a first hand look on how a few classmates and friends ended up in crime. Bassey did not let this influence him because he knew: his future is in football. Together with a few friends, they enrolled themselves in tryout sessions for professional clubs. Time after time, without succes. He was on the verge of giving up until at last, Leicester City contacted him at age sixteen.

Bassey grabs this opportunity with both hands and plays himself into Ajax's view as a Ranger’s player a few years later. Ajax TV made a sharp portrait of the defender and travelled to London, together with Bassey.

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