Mehdi Benatia, a Moroccan footballer who plays for Italian club Juventus, and for the Morocco national team, as a centre back announced on Monday, 20th of November, on his Facebook page that he is starting a charity foundation bearing his name to help needy people. The player stated the reasons that motivated him to open this foundation. He said that he is aware of the fact that he had the chance to grow up in a good health which made him achieve what he is now. «I wonder how I could support the poor», he added. «I have always been attracted to aid and solidarity. So, I decided to develop the idea of sharing. It made me think automatically of a foundation». The announcement of the creation of this association has received positive feedback on social media, as 7,400 responded to his statement. The foundation will bear the name of the captain of the Atlas Lions team: «Mehdi Benatia».
