A Zambian football team has been adopted by a Newcastle United fan who has collected sponsorship to kit them out in black and white.
Mfuwe Mags, as the the team has now been called, had been on the verge of financial collapse because of a severe lack of funding.
The junior players used to train and play barefoot because there was no money for boots.
Crispin Mason-Jones said the generosity of strangers had "blown the team away."
A big Newcastle United fan and architect, Mr Mason-Jones heard of the team, which was started to help disadvantaged children, while his wife was working in the country.