Racism, poverty: Istanbul's African footballers risk it all
Bertrand-Joseph Ndong’s team before a friendly match in Ferikoy stadium, Istanbul, Turkey (MEE/Thomas Lecomte)--Bertrand-Joseph Ndong’s players during their daily training in Kurtulus (MEE/Thomas Lecomte)
Alex Epome used to play in a first division club in Cameroon (MEE/Thomas Lecomte)--Victor Nnah Nathan Ejekwu landed in Turkey in 2014 for a test match but was cheated by a shady agent (MEE/Thomas Lecomte)