Suddenly, everything goes very quickly. Carsten Ramelow is surrounded. Sunday Oliseh is almost overwhelming. The thin metal fences are no longer obstacles. A few seconds after the final whistle, hundreds of children stormed the place. You want to touch their stars, hanging on their jerseys, fighting for every inch of area.
Smiling faces. "This day the children will remember their whole lives," says Lutz Pfannenstiel. He does not. For the first time a selection of former professional footballers playing in the middle of the African bush. Global United Football Club "is the name of the charity, founded by Pfannenstiel 2009 to combat global warming.
He brought the stars to Otavi, a poor town in northern Namibia. Without pay, just to help. For three days the team traveled through the land in the south-west Africa. Three days with the aim to raise awareness and make the local people happy. There is no real football ground Friday, 6.55 clock arrival in Windhoek, capital of Namibia.
Already on board one of the flight attendant provides a foretaste of the coming days. "What are you doing in Namibia? Vacation? "Bilas asked in good English. "No, play football," replied Bachirou Salou, who once played for Borussia Dortmund, among other things, in the Gladbach and MSV Duisburg.
"In Windhoek?" "No, Otavi." Otavi? You're crazy, because there are no proper football pitch, "Bilas is incredulous -. And enthusiastic. He would come, he promises. 9:40: Drive to the townships of the capital. Sandy roads, corrugated iron huts. Young men lying on the roadside in the shade, plucks a woman next to a barber shop, a hen.
Here, players visit two schools. Symbolic plant Carsten Ramelow, Sunday Oliseh and Uwe Schneider, 1992 with the German champions VfB Stuttgart, three trees in the dry soil. "You must take good care of the trees so that they are so big and strong as their own," they shout to the six-to 14-year-olds.
As a thank you, the children sing songs for their guests. When former Leverkusen Ramelow begins to move rhythmically legs, arms and head, the children screaming with an increase immediately. "I am the African here," laughs Ramelow and stretched his pale white arm in the air. "Today we are African legends, but we were not born," said Sunday Oliseh, who played 139 Bundesliga games and 62 caps for Nigeria, in a short farewell speech.
"We have started early to dream. That makes the difference. So your child is dreaming. You can still be better than us, "Saturday, 25/07 clock. With ten minutes late starting the bus ride to Otavi, 370 km north of Windhoek. Tex, the bus driver plays the road guides and explains: In terms of area, Namibia is about the size of Germany and France, but only slightly more than two million inhabitants.
The two European countries have 70 times as many. Silvio Meissner read in the last row. Sean Dundee has nodded off on a double seat. Oliseh is looking for an opponent to play lady. After 160th Kilometers, the bus is stopped by three policemen. One of the men opens the door, enters. "I've heard, Sunday Oliseh sitting in this bus," he says softly.
"Could he please come outside?" A few minutes later and three autographs waving the police bus after beaming. They were allowed to speak with Oliseh. He was twice African Footballer of the Year. Clock 15: Arrival in Otavi. Some simple houses, many shanties. The first objective is the only hospital in the area.
Four treatment rooms, plus a room with two beds. On one sits a weeping woman. Sunday Oliseh takes her in his arms. What it lacks, no one knows. Children kick next to the hospital with stones until the last few weeks are here, treatment tables and a proper medical equipment. A foundation donated the equipment.
In addition to the hospital, children are playing. "You see the little guys?" Asks Bachirou Salou. "It's like us back then," replied Michel Dinzey. "But we still had at least one ball," said Salou. The boys kick a stone next to the hospital back and forth. Dinzey Salou and go up to her, she slap on.
Sunday, 14/05 clock: Tex bus driver brings the players to the place of the big game. A simple grass field with many holes, some of them piled up with sand. Trappings of a thin metal fence. On one side of the midline is a small grandstand, on the other a white tent. Most of the spectators sitting on the fence but on the floor or behind it.
Around 5000 people live in Otavi. Over 3,000 of them came today. Everybody wants to see the Global United stars who play against a Namibian All-Star team. Admission is free. Even when exiting the bus, the South African football legend Phil Masinga (58 caps), the first autographs. Until he arrived and the other players in the car pass, are 20 minutes.
There can not all share, there are only three benches. "We play in the 4-4-2 system," said Pfannenstiel before kickoff. "And the two front striker Phil, Bachirou and Sean are." Laughter. "Two strikers. Phil, Bachi and I, "exclaims Sean Dundee," okay, we play with twelve men "Six goals, have fun and kick shootout.
Five minutes screaming and clapping the 3000 Namibian continuously. Later it is loudest when one of the Namibian All-Stars appearing before goalkeeper panhandle. They will play two times 37 minutes. Then said Pfannenstiel, "is just time for a penalty shoot-out before it gets too dark." There are no floodlights, no lights in the cabins.
A minute before the end of the same from Namibians to 3:3. Pfannenstiel is happy. "Six goals, have fun and now penalties -. Just right" Louder than to the gates, the cries of the spectators, as Michel Dinzey transformed after his penalty begins to dance. After nine shots, the Namibians have a hit more.
Played. None of the players fled. "Talking to people to have contact with them, that's one reason why we are here," says Meissner. He and his colleagues are surrounded by hundreds of children. Gift of jersey or a handshake - both are worth a lot. But suddenly let off the little ones run away.
One of them has got hold one of the game balls. Now the stars are no longer interesting. Now run all the behind the ball. 
Smiling faces. "This day the children will remember their whole lives," says Lutz Pfannenstiel. He does not. For the first time a selection of former professional footballers playing in the middle of the African bush. Global United Football Club "is the name of the charity, founded by Pfannenstiel 2009 to combat global warming.
He brought the stars to Otavi, a poor town in northern Namibia. Without pay, just to help. For three days the team traveled through the land in the south-west Africa. Three days with the aim to raise awareness and make the local people happy. There is no real football ground Friday, 6.55 clock arrival in Windhoek, capital of Namibia.
Already on board one of the flight attendant provides a foretaste of the coming days. "What are you doing in Namibia? Vacation? "Bilas asked in good English. "No, play football," replied Bachirou Salou, who once played for Borussia Dortmund, among other things, in the Gladbach and MSV Duisburg.
"In Windhoek?" "No, Otavi." Otavi? You're crazy, because there are no proper football pitch, "Bilas is incredulous -. And enthusiastic. He would come, he promises. 9:40: Drive to the townships of the capital. Sandy roads, corrugated iron huts. Young men lying on the roadside in the shade, plucks a woman next to a barber shop, a hen.
Here, players visit two schools. Symbolic plant Carsten Ramelow, Sunday Oliseh and Uwe Schneider, 1992 with the German champions VfB Stuttgart, three trees in the dry soil. "You must take good care of the trees so that they are so big and strong as their own," they shout to the six-to 14-year-olds.
As a thank you, the children sing songs for their guests. When former Leverkusen Ramelow begins to move rhythmically legs, arms and head, the children screaming with an increase immediately. "I am the African here," laughs Ramelow and stretched his pale white arm in the air. "Today we are African legends, but we were not born," said Sunday Oliseh, who played 139 Bundesliga games and 62 caps for Nigeria, in a short farewell speech.
"We have started early to dream. That makes the difference. So your child is dreaming. You can still be better than us, "Saturday, 25/07 clock. With ten minutes late starting the bus ride to Otavi, 370 km north of Windhoek. Tex, the bus driver plays the road guides and explains: In terms of area, Namibia is about the size of Germany and France, but only slightly more than two million inhabitants.
The two European countries have 70 times as many. Silvio Meissner read in the last row. Sean Dundee has nodded off on a double seat. Oliseh is looking for an opponent to play lady. After 160th Kilometers, the bus is stopped by three policemen. One of the men opens the door, enters. "I've heard, Sunday Oliseh sitting in this bus," he says softly.
"Could he please come outside?" A few minutes later and three autographs waving the police bus after beaming. They were allowed to speak with Oliseh. He was twice African Footballer of the Year. Clock 15: Arrival in Otavi. Some simple houses, many shanties. The first objective is the only hospital in the area.
Four treatment rooms, plus a room with two beds. On one sits a weeping woman. Sunday Oliseh takes her in his arms. What it lacks, no one knows. Children kick next to the hospital with stones until the last few weeks are here, treatment tables and a proper medical equipment. A foundation donated the equipment.
In addition to the hospital, children are playing. "You see the little guys?" Asks Bachirou Salou. "It's like us back then," replied Michel Dinzey. "But we still had at least one ball," said Salou. The boys kick a stone next to the hospital back and forth. Dinzey Salou and go up to her, she slap on.
Sunday, 14/05 clock: Tex bus driver brings the players to the place of the big game. A simple grass field with many holes, some of them piled up with sand. Trappings of a thin metal fence. On one side of the midline is a small grandstand, on the other a white tent. Most of the spectators sitting on the fence but on the floor or behind it.
Around 5000 people live in Otavi. Over 3,000 of them came today. Everybody wants to see the Global United stars who play against a Namibian All-Star team. Admission is free. Even when exiting the bus, the South African football legend Phil Masinga (58 caps), the first autographs. Until he arrived and the other players in the car pass, are 20 minutes.
There can not all share, there are only three benches. "We play in the 4-4-2 system," said Pfannenstiel before kickoff. "And the two front striker Phil, Bachirou and Sean are." Laughter. "Two strikers. Phil, Bachi and I, "exclaims Sean Dundee," okay, we play with twelve men "Six goals, have fun and kick shootout.
Five minutes screaming and clapping the 3000 Namibian continuously. Later it is loudest when one of the Namibian All-Stars appearing before goalkeeper panhandle. They will play two times 37 minutes. Then said Pfannenstiel, "is just time for a penalty shoot-out before it gets too dark." There are no floodlights, no lights in the cabins.
A minute before the end of the same from Namibians to 3:3. Pfannenstiel is happy. "Six goals, have fun and now penalties -. Just right" Louder than to the gates, the cries of the spectators, as Michel Dinzey transformed after his penalty begins to dance. After nine shots, the Namibians have a hit more.
Played. None of the players fled. "Talking to people to have contact with them, that's one reason why we are here," says Meissner. He and his colleagues are surrounded by hundreds of children. Gift of jersey or a handshake - both are worth a lot. But suddenly let off the little ones run away.
One of them has got hold one of the game balls. Now the stars are no longer interesting. Now run all the behind the ball.
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