KONE’S AT HOME ON WEMBLEY BIG STAGE

By Hugo Varley

BIG HITTER: Wycombe’s Richard Kone

RICHARD Kone once played in the Homeless World Cup – now he has hit the heights of Wembley. RICHARD Kone once played in the Homeless World Cup – now he has hit the heights of Wembley.
The 20-year-old turned our for his native Ivory Coast in Cardiff four years ago after he was ostracised for being openly gay.
A move to England and Step 6 side Athletic Newham followed where hotshot Kone soon caught the eye and in January he completed a dream move to Wycombe Wanderers following a trial at Adams Park.
And earlier...

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