Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has been honored with the FIFPRO Impact Award for his humanitarian efforts. His Andre Onana Foundation has provided medical care and over 1,200 surgical operations to underprivileged communities in Cameroon and other Sub-Saharan African countries. The award is part of FIFPRO's Annual Merit Awards, recognizing players who contribute to their communities.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Leicester City - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - November 10, 2024 Manchester United 's Andre Onana Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith/File PhotoMANCHESTER, England : Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has won the FIFPRO Impact Award for humanitarian work , for the medical care his foundation provides to underprivileged communities in Cameroon and other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The honour is part of FIFPRO's Annual Merit Awards that recognise players giving back to their communities. The global soccer players' union will donate $10,000 to Onana's foundation.way to Manchester United, I had people who helped me on that journey. When I was down, they gave me a hand so that I could stand up," Cameroonian Onana said on FIFPRO's website."I've never forgotten the help I received.
Onana said the plan when he started the foundation was to help blind children in Cameroon, but it has since grown to become an NGO, bringing doctors and surgeons, mainly from Spain, to Africa to perform procedures. Finland international Linda Sallstrom won FIFPRO's Player Activism Award for speaking out on human rights issues, such as equality, racism and democracy. In March, she confronted fans in Gothenburg, Sweden who she said made misogynistic slurs against her and her teammates.
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