Former Newcastle United forward Lomana LuaLua (Image: Instagram)

As a player, Lomana LuaLua is remembered at Newcastle as a happy-go-lucky sort of character.

A maverick on the pitch with skill and pace in abundance, ability by the bucketload and an iconic somersault celebration that is still spoken about to this day.

But fast forward to the present day and LuaLua, who left Tyneside in 2004, now spends his days dedicating his time towards helping orphans and vulnerable children in his native DR Congo.

The former Newcastle and Portsmouth forward has set up the LuaLua foundation to do just that and through the power of football, he is trying to improve the lives and conditions of youngsters across the country.

"The LuaLua foundation was an idea that came to me when I was returning to

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