ESPN's Efan Ekoku

Fútbol with Grant Wahl

Grant Wahl

Sports, Soccer

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Efan Ekoku, who's broadcasting the Euros for ESPN, joins Grant for an in-depth discussion on a number of topics, including how he approaches calling a game, his playing career at the start of the Premier League, being on Nigeria's historic 1994 World Cup team, how he got into media, coded racism in the way soccer is discussed, what it has been like to be stationed in Connecticut during the Euros and much more. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqIhXWUw0H4 Get full access to Fútbol with Grant Wahl at grantwahl.substack.com/subscribe

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0:00.0	Hey there, welcome to Food Ball with Grant Wall.
0:09.6	Thanks so much for joining me.
0:11.3	Today's interview guest is Efana Koku, who's broadcasting the Euros with ESPN.
0:16.8	We've had some great guests lately, including Paco Vía, Shola Winley and Bruce Arena.
0:24.0	So check those out.
0:25.0	Now, here's my interview with Efana Koku.
0:29.9	Our guest now is Efana Koku.
0:32.5	He's working as a game analyst during the Euros for ESPN, which he also did for World Cup's
0:38.0	2010 and 2014.
0:40.7	He had a 16-year club career as a forward, including in the English Premier League.
0:46.0	And he was a member of Nigeria's 1994 World Cup team and Africa Cup of Nations winners.
0:52.2	Efana, it's great to see you.
0:54.2	Thanks so much for coming on the show.
0:55.5	Good to see you two, Grant.
0:57.0	Thanks for having me.
0:58.0	We're recording this on Friday.
0:59.9	One of your few off days during the tournament, so thank you very much for doing that and spending
1:05.8	some time with me.
1:07.6	And that's kind of my first question.
1:10.4	You've been extremely busy calling games during this tournament with your partner Derek
1:16.1	Ray.
1:17.1	Yeah.
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