Daughter of Nigerian former footballer, Amal Fashanu, has claimed that she knows seven gay Premier League footballerss who are afraid to come out because 'football world is dark.'
Amal Fashanu, the daughter of popular former Nigerian football player, John Fashanu, has claimed that she knows of seven gay footballers currently playing in the English Premier League.
Amal, who made a name for herself when she starred in BBC Three documentary 'Britain's Gay Footballers' in January 2012, believes homosexual footballers are trapped in a 'dark world' because they are scared to come out.
Homosexuality in top-flight football is a topic close to Amal Fashanu's heart after her uncle, Justin Fashanu killed himself in 1998 after coming out as gay.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live, Amal said of gay Premier League footballers: 'I actually know myself of seven. I will never, ever share their details.
'I’m not going to out them because I would never do that. You want to be honest, even to help them out, but you just can’t do that. The football world is extremely dark. I don’t even want to imagine being a footballer, what it must be like.'
And she revealed what she felt like, as a 9-year-old at school, under the spotlight of both media and public, and fighting for a share of her father's attention
Amal explained: 'At times I find myself with a really big wall because you have to protect yourself. At the time my dad was playing for Aston Villa and on Gladiators, one of the biggest shows on a Saturday night.
'He used to come and present prizes at sports day. And I used to try and win them all just so that I could see him for a little while. I don’t think people realise how much families of footballers actually suffer.
'My mum would try to protect me. So I wouldn’t find out things. But nowadays, with the internet, all you need to do is type in your own name and you can see it. It’s horrible.'
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