International Footballers Christian Norgaard & Kristoffer Ajer Support HITG During Mental Health Awareness Week

17th May 2023

Brentford Football Club’s Christian Norgaard & Kristoffer Ajer attended Tuesday nights HITG session in West London, as part of our collaboration with Brentford FC Community Sports Trust for a special evening in front of the Match Of The Day cameras.

As part of our campaign for Mental Health Awareness Week the players were welcomed into our talking circle to discuss their mental health & wellbeing with a new group of participants from the local area.

The session was filmed for BBC’s Match Of The Day ‘Premier League In The Community’ feature, which focuses on the community work of Premier League clubs across the country. More information and to see some of the recent clubs and projects that MOTD have covered, click here.

Head In The Game’s Co-Founder and COO David Brown said “It’s great to have Kris and Christian here this evening. They have fully immersed themselves in every part the night, especially the talking and playing side of the session, as well as getting to know the individuals in our group. It’s wonderful see professional footballers taking the time to support an initiative like this, especially on mental health awareness week”

The segment will be shown on BBC’s Match Of The Day on Sunday 21st May at 7.30am – you can watch here on BBC iPlayer.