• Black History Month Special with Abdoullah Kheir (Part 1)

  • Oct 24 2024
  • Length: 51 mins
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Black History Month Special with Abdoullah Kheir (Part 1)

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    To mark Black History Month 2024, this special episode of The Grassroots Football Coach is dedicated to celebrating Black History Month.

    Black History Month is a national celebration which aims to promote and celebrate achievements by Black people and their contributions to the British society.

    First celebrated in this 1987, this year the theme is “Reclaiming Narratives,” and marks a significant shift towards recognising and correcting the narratives of Black history and culture.

    In this episode, Mark 'Rivo' Rivers & Richard Brant are joined by FA Regional Coach Development Officer for Diversity & Inclusion, Abdoullah Kheir. On the pod, Abs shares his journey growing up in Kingston as 1 of 5 black families, he also talks about his experiences in school and sport as a youngster.

    Abs also discusses his role models growing up who include John Barnes, Mark Bright, Ian Wright and also more recently from a coaching perspective, Pete Augustine, Paul Davis and of course Mr Rivers himself!

    Part 2 is released next Thursday!!


    Music by Darren Fellerdale

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