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Hilltop FC: London club with Somali roots champions community

It is a wet September night and planes thunder over Bedfont Sports Club, situated on the edge of Heathrow Airport.
Hilltop FC:

Michael Grimes

It is a wet September night and planes thunder over Bedfont Sports’ ground, situated on the edge of Heathrow Airport.
Combined Counties Premier Division North side Hilltop have just secured a creditable draw against Sports, a team they lost to 7-2 on this pitch just four months previously.
I’m standing outside the changing room as the officials are passing. The referee turns to the man I’m speaking to, Hilltop’s founder and manager.
Abdullah Mohamed
It looks like Abdullah Mohamed has been in the officials’ dressing room at halftime.
To my surprise, the official praises him f...

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