Big-hearted Motherwell fan whose African adventure was inspired by award-winning movie set to return

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A Motherwell fan who transported nearly a tonne of football equipment to Zambia to help underprivileged children is set to do it all again.Scott McClure was inspired to launch Pepe’s Zambia Football Foundation after watching a movie.That led to him travelling out to Zambia in March to distribute 950 kilos of football equipment to school children.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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