A FOOTBALL club have donated its kit to a charity which supports footballers in developing countries.
Maldon and Tiptree football club has donated its used kit to the KitAid charity.
The charity recycles used football kits and gives them to children and adults across the world.
The charity has given the Maldon and Tiptree kit to the Ashanti region of Ghana - and the players are already making use of it.
KitAid aims to share the passion for football across the world and has sent more than 71,000 kits so far this year.
The charity was set up by Derrick Williams, a football fan who visited Tanzania on a WaterAid supporters’ trip in 1998.
After seeing the bare-footed children playing with footballs made of tied string and plastic bags he began a mission to provide kit and equipment to them.
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Maldon and Tiptree FC Youth chairman, Roy Warner said: "As a club we were conscious of the waste generated as we replaced team kit as players outgrew it.
“We were extremely happy to be able to donate it to Kit Aid who were able to find a new team in Ghana able to reuse it.
“We hope that they will enjoy their football as much as our own teams.”
The charity is looking for more kit donations as it works to reach its target of 1 million kits.
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