Sidney Govou ( born 27 July 1979 ) is a French football player . Sidney Rodrigue Noukpo Govou ( ; born 27 July 1979 ) is a French football player of Beninese descent who currently plays for Panathinaikos F.C. of Greece and French national team . Govou is a naturally attacking player but rarely plays as a striker , he is more commonly deployed as a winger .