SJK Seinäjoki Players In Action At AFCON

Mark was flying solo in this episode, but was joined by SJK’s two players who participated at the African Cup Of Nations 2025 (AFCON) – Prosper Padera (Zimbabwe) and Olatoundji Tessilimi (Benin).

They talk through their short (but eventful) careers so far, share their excitement about representing their country in a major international competition and discuss their experiences from AFCON (they both played against Mohammed Salah!)

They then touch upon the new coaching regime at SJK before, look forward to the 2026 Veikkausliiga season* and tell us which current player inspires them – which Mark assumes means “I will definitely play as well as Caiceido / Mbappe!” 😉

* Disclaimer: This episode was recorded before SJK lost 0-6 in the Liigacup!!

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:42 Prosper Padera: Zimbabwe to Seinäjoki via the UK
00:10:58 Ola Tessimlimi: Benin to Seinäjoki and losing a year to an ACL injury
00:18:34 Settling into life in Finland; WIISE & Seinäjoki African Community
00:22:58 Prosper & Ola in action at AFCON 2025
00:28:11 Looking forward to the Veikkausliiga 2026 season
00:32:30 Personal playing styles and inspirations

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