Kenyan teenage footballer decided to take up the challenge of fighting climate change using the game of football.
Lesein, who plays for Ligi Ndogo, a football academy in Nairobi, decided he would plant a tree for each goal he scored.
The personal initiative by the young footballer was fueled by his love for both football and nature.
Here is the video of Lesein courtesy of BBC Africa:
"Every goal I score, I plant a tree."
Kenyan teenager Lesein loves football and the outdoors, so he's found a unique way to tackle climate change both on and off the pitch. 😉️⚽️🌳
He told #BBCWhatsNew all about his 'Trees For Goals' initiative. pic.twitter.com/iCWTONKlqe
"I started seriously planting trees because I started hearing about things like deforestation, climate change and pollution.
"I brought the two things together and came up with 'Trees for Goals'," stated Lesein.
According to the 14 year old, he has planted 25 trees after scoring a remarkable 31 goals.
Football, is among the sports used to create awareness of climate change in the world.
In July this year, one team from England was declared the world’s first certified carbon neutral football club by the UN Climate Change body.
📹 | Forest Green Rovers today became the world’s first @UNFCCC certified carbon neutral football club.
Hear from our Chairman @DaleVince and Miguel Naranjo from the UN about how and why we've made that change:https://t.co/sEY5LkgmAi
The football club proposed that it would construct a stadium that would be fully made out of timber.
