Former Senegal midfielder had to spend 10 days sleeping rough under a stadium while awaiting his trial with his first club.
The ex-Liverpool and Stoke player now runs his own academy which trains Senegalese children in football, but only if they stay in school.He's been talking to BBC Africa as part of the Where Are They Now? series, looking at ex-Premier League players from Africa.

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