Osiah, 16, badly broke his leg but decided to donate a £600 insurance payout to a local charity.
BBC Cornwall
A teenage footballer who badly broke his leg has donated a £600 insurance payout to a local foodbank. Osiah, 16, broke his tibia and fibula in his lower leg after falling awkwardly in a game at Helston Athletic FC in Cornwall.Of the donation, he said: "My friends said they were quite surprised but it was the right thing to do."Image caption,"It was a bit of pain, but it was mainly my career I was thinking about," he said.
Osiah has ambitions to play professionally and was previously scouted by Oxford United and also played for the academy at Forest Green.Chairman Paul Hendy said Osiah was a credit to the club. He added he had encouraged the family to claim after the injury, but did not expect them make the donation.Mr Hendy added that at the presentation someone asked Osiah: "Why didn't you buy a PlayStation with it?!"He said he aimed to get back to playing as soon as possible.
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