hen Michael Noone set off on his solo walk from Old Trafford to Wembley stadium on Boxing Day to raise money for his football academy in, it wasn’t the first time he had taken a journey into the unknown. A youth coach with experience of working in schools in Manchester, the United States and Canada, the 37-year-old was “looking for a change in my life” when he arrived in east Africa in March 2020.
“Every week there were more and more who kept joining our group,” he says. “What started off as something casual has ended up with me wanting to stay and help.” The star player Mahmoud Kanyota’s recent call-up to Tanzania’s Under-17 boy’s team was further recognition for the academy and Noone is hoping he can build on his growing relationship with the country’s football association, having recently applied for charitable status. “When we’re on the map that is a real option,” he says. “A lot of our players haven’t got the correct paperwork so we’ve had to start working on that.
The effort raised about £1,500 but with Noone estimating that it costs him about £800 a month to keep the academy going, his need for more funding is obvious.Photograph: Michael Noone
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