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It’s time for action to support players mental health – Seydou Bamba

PRESCOT Cables defender Seydou Bamba believes it’s time for Non-League football to address mental health – and wants The FA to help him launch for an online service to support players for life.

It’s time

By Steven Oldham

PRESCOT Cables defender Seydou Bamba believes it’s time for Non-League football to address mental health – and wants The FA to help him launch for an online service to support players for life.
The 36-year-old former Kendal Town man thinks the issue is mostly ignored in Non-League, with no apparent framework for to follow, although some leagues and clubs have their own programmes in place.
Bamba wants to launch a weekly Zoom call open to players across the grass roots game to support one another, using football as the common denominator to get people talking.
“The issue isn...

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