βYouth clubs helped meβ: Efe Obada calls for funding for centres for young people
In London, NFL star recalls how youth programmes were his βsafe placeβ and says children lack βfun and supportβ
On Friday evening, at a youth club not far from some of north-west Londonβs 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 βsafe placeβ.
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Β© Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian