Lemme tell you why I became a footballer: my father.
He was my first favourite player. The first time I watched him at a stadium, he was playing for Le Havre and I think I was only three years old. Straight away I knew I wanted to be like him. It’s as simple as that.
From then on, I was always kicking a ball. At half-time I would play with my friends, kicking a plastic ball or something like that. There was basketball as well, but I didn’t enjoy anything as much as I enjoyed football.
My father captained Gabon and although I spent my childhood in France, it’s like I was born in Gabon.