Girona. There is no World Cup match.
Victor Nelson Lindelof and his wife Maja have another important assignment. The duo are going to Gambia with UNICEF during the English Premier League break.
– I am in a position where I can do good things, says the captain of the national team.
On Sunday, the controversial World Cup play-offs begin in Qatar, where the Swedish national football team did not qualify.
Sweden will instead play international training matches against Mexico in Spain on Wednesday and against Algeria in Malmö on Saturday.
Play breaks in leagues
Major soccer leagues have a break during the World Cup. Manchester Unitedwith Victor Nelson Lindelof and Anthony Elanga, they will go to a training camp in southern Spain in early December with the players not participating in the World Cup.
But first, many Swedish professionals abroad get a little vacation.
– It’s sad not to play matches. You can take a break, recharge and come back for an additional fee, says Victor Nelson Lindelof.
The national team captain is using leave in part to go to The Gambia in West Africa with his wife, influencer and designer Maya Nelson Lindelof.
On Sunday we are going on a field trip with UNICEF and will be there for a few days. We look forward to hearing how they operate there and how we can help.
Spouses Nelson Lindelof became UNICEF ambassadors 2020.
– We’ve been trying to get the trip together for quite some time. We started working with them before the coronavirus, which happened at that time. Then it was not possible to travel or anything, says VNL.
Few midwives in the Gambia
Maya Nelson Lindelof wrote in a UNICEF blog about how important UNICEF’s work is in helping expectant mothers and children, especially in poor countries.
“We need help before, during and after childbirth. We can help each other so more women get the help they need. It is our duty as special women to help other mothers, women and children.”
The Gambia belongs to the 30 or so countries in the world that have the lowest number of midwives – 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Victor Nelson Lindelof:
– I am in a position where I can do good things and highlight different topics. My wife feels the same. When we have time, we want to do it. Since I haven’t done a field trip, it’s important for me to travel down there and see where the money is going and how they are working to help, says the Sweden captain.
The Nelson Lindelof couple have two children, Ted Lowe, 3, and Frances, 1.