Meet the football coach dribbling from Africa to Staffordshire in time for World Cup final

A football coach has told GB News of his quest to dribble from Africa to Staffordshire in a remarkable charity run in his late father's memory.

James Lewis reached the halfway point in his mission last night, and appeared on Britain's News Channel after battling the desert heat, landslides and more.

Mr Lewis is now on his third ball of his near-3,000-mile trip - which he hopes will reach its end just before the World Cup final.

He's raising money for St Giles Hospice, which helps those with terminal illnesses and their families through the toughest moments of their lives - including his father David, who died in 2011.

"When I was 11, I was having to go and see my dad when he was in the hospital - at a point in time where his cancer had really, like had an impact on him. For me to see him in a hospital where he's not comfortable was quite tough," he said.

In a hospice, he had his own space - which was vital for the family, Mr Lewis added.

Every year, he has fundraised for St Giles Hospice through a different running challenge - and is now pushing to raise £100,000 through his monumental run.

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