In London, NFL star recalls how youth programmes were his ‘safe place’ and says children lack ‘fun and support’
On Friday evening, at a youth club not far from some of north-west London’s most deprived housing estates, hoots and yelps of excitement filled the air as children pelted the NFL star Efe Obada with American footballs.
The Washington Commanders defensive lineman, who grew up in foster care in south London after being trafficked to Britain, relied on youth organisations like this one as his “safe place”.
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