Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has been named a FIFPro Impact Player of the Year for his humanitarian work in his homeland of Cameroon and the African continent.

The 28-year-old has set up a foundation that provides free health care. And surgical operations to people in impoverished communities in Africa.

Doctors working with the Andre Onana Foundation have carried out more than 1,200 surgeries in the past three years. FIFPro said in a statement announcing the award.

“When I travelled through Barcelona, ​​Amsterdam and Milan. Before coming to Manchester United, I had people who helped me along the way,” Onana said to ยูฟ่าเบท

. “When I got down, they reached out to me and helped me get back on my feet. I will never forget the help I received because of the people in my past who have helped me. I feel a responsibility to give back and help others. “

When I started the Andre Onana Foundation, the idea was to help blind children in Cameroon. We had so much support and since then it has grown into a non-profit organisation. That provides free medical treatment and surgical operations to children and adults from impoverished communities.”

Onana becomes a United player He is the second player to receive the award, following Marcus Rashford, who was awarded the prize for his work in distributing school meals to disadvantaged children in England in 2020.

FIFPro, the professional footballers’ union, has donated $10,000 to Onana’s organization, which won the award.