Lee James
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392 appearances
3 recordings
1 series
first heard Feb 2026
last heard 27 Jun
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It is special, isn't it, for players and for everyone connected to the country?
Yeah, if you're picking a second team, perhaps Cap Verde will see what their prospects are like a little later then.
Now, it is difficult to win a World Cup.
Only eight nations have managed to do it, representing only two continents.
So Africa is not alone in seeking this first continental winner.
Historically, there just weren't sufficient opportunities to qualify.
That said, though, what do you both believe has historically held back teams from Africa then, Gabby, first of all?
So that's putting the money in then, Gabby, to get better facilities, better pitches to train on, everything that comes with that.
Stephen, you represented England at younger age group levels before switching allegiances to Sierra Leone.
What are your observations then on that then and the challenges that players can face when representing international football teams in Africa?
So it's about putting resources in then.
And sometimes those resources can be scarce.
So it's about how you direct those funds in the right way then.
And Gabby, that's something that you're working with, with the Democratic Republic of Congo, working with those younger age group levels to try and ensure that the nation has the very best talent then from the diaspora of players from around the world, from the European born players, perhaps with Congolese heritage.
So they've got to have those role models.
And that's what you're telling the players that you speak to, to try and encourage them to represent the Democratic Republic of Congo.
They can see now that there is a pathway there.
You take all the credit for that, Gabby.
Stephen, what encouraged you to make that switch then, having represented England and perhaps at one stage thought that was the dream, to play for England at full international level and then represented Sierra Leone and went on to play at an Africa Cup of Nations?
Yeah, of course, there's so much talent is there, Gabby, and that could be tapped into that could represent African nations.
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