Welcome to Dev's Digest, the agenda-setting Sky Sports column where Dev Trehan delivers exclusive news and reflects on key developments for British South Asians in Football. Hamza Choudhury's shirt from Leicester City's 2021 FA Cup final win against Chelsea will be auctioned for charity later this month. The framed shirt will be auctioned at a fundraiser for the Children Not Numbers charity, in aid of children affected by the conflict in Gaza, organised by Muslim athlete representation body Nujum Sports.
Choudhury, who ended his 21-year association with Leicester to join Sheffield United over the summer, will be speaking at the event in London on October 25. Elsewhere, Farhaan Ali Wahid followed in Choudhury's footsteps and made his international debut for Bangladesh, becoming only the second Premier League footballer in history to play for the national team. Ali Wahid, currently on loan at National League leaders Boreham Wood, scored on his second Bangladesh appearance.
Oxford City winger Dillon De Silva scored twice for Sri Lanka in a 3-0 and 2-0 victory against Seychelles. Mal Benning and Kam Kandola say British South Asian heritage footballers stand with Zidane Iqbal after the Dundee United midfielder was targeted with verbal and online abuse because his father is British-Pakistani. Iqbal was unable to accept his Men's Player award at the Asian Football Awards, where Benning was recognised with the Football Pioneer award.
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