A former Premier League footballer has revealed he was trafficked for sex after arriving in the UK as a child. Al Bangura, speaking to the BBC’s Today programme, is now working with the Premier League to raise awareness around the growing risks facing young African players desperate to play in Europe. The 27-year-old left his home in Sierra Leone at the age of 14 and travelled to neighbouring Guinea, where he met a French man who promised to help him fulfil his dream of playing football professionally.
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Al Bangura: Former Watford Premier League player was ‘trafficked for sex’ as a child