Saka wins Socrates Prize for social and humanitarian work
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Bukayo Saka received the Socrates Prize on the evening of the 2026 Ballon d'Or, an award dedicated to footballers committed to social and humanitarian causes. The honour recognises the charitable initiatives of the Arsenal winger in Ealing, the west London neighbourhood where he grew up, and in Nigeria, the country of origin of his family. Projects cited include the distribution of more than 1,000 school uniforms to struggling families in west London and the funding of 120 emergency surgical procedures for Nigerian children between 2022 and 2024, through the BigShoe foundation. In 2023, Saka also supported communities hit by the earthquakes in Morocco and Turkey and, together with Fiverr, launched a programme for young British entrepreneurs from ethnic minority backgrounds.
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