South Asians in Football Weekly: Wolves superfan Manny Singh Kang begins 200-mile charity walk from Molineux to Newcastle
Tarryn Allarakhia, Riya Mannu, Jaz Singh, Anwar Uddin and Manny and Jeevan Singh Kang are among those who have had an impactful week in the Beautiful Game; our resident expert Dev Trehan brings you the details in the latest edition of South Asians in Football Weekly
Manny and Jeevan are raising funds for the charity Dementia UK, who offer specialist advice and support to help families affected by dementia. Manny has raised around £30,000 in the last six months, and almost £300,000 for the charity since 2018.
The pair aim to do the 195-mile trek in four days, arriving at the Sir Bobby Robson statue outside St James' Park at lunchtime on Saturday, ahead of Wolves' Premier League clash at Newcastle.
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Tarryn Allarakhia's rich vein of form continued with the winger scoring in each half as Wealdstone thumped local rivals Hendon 4-0 to set up an FA Trophy quarter-final tie with Solihull Moors.
Allarakhia capitalised on a defensive mishap to glide into the box and finish to get Wealdstone's second, before adding to his personal tally with another excellent strike just after the hour mark.
The Tanzania international has now scored three goals in his last three matches.
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Sky Sports News exclusively revealed last month that Allarakhia, who has mixed Indian and East African heritage, became the first British South Asian to play at an Africa Cup of Nations in the modern era, after he started Tanzania's tournament opener against 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco.
Record ends but Singh keeps another clean sheet
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Jaz Singh's record-breaking run of more than 15 hours without conceding came to an end in Tamworth's 1-0 defeat to Chorley last week.
But it was normal service resumed at the weekend with the Punjabi shot-stopper keeping his 21st clean sheet of the season in a goalless draw with Curzon Ashton, earning him a place in the the Vanarama National League Team of the Week.
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Tamworth have the best defence in the top six tiers of English football, letting in just 20 goals in 36 league matches this year.
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Jaz Singh thanked his team-mates live on Sky Sports News after breaking a Tamworth club record and going a remarkable 15 hours without conceding a goal.
Speaking live on Sky Sports News about his Tamworth heroics this season, Singh said: "It has got to go down to the team effort. I would love to take all the credit but I can't.
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"Our standout result was probably away at Scunthorpe who are a massive club and ex-Football League. To go there on a Tuesday night and win 1-0 and get another clean sheet was another big result in the history of our club."
Morrison hails Mannu's 'unbelievable finish'
Former Birmingham City striker Clinton Morrison labelled teenager Riya Mannu's wonder-strike against Leicester City U21s as "an unbelievable finish".
In-form Manu continues to train with the first-team squad and came off the bench to turn the game for the U21s last week, scoring twice and setting up another in a 3-1 win against Derby County.
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"It was a great finish," Morrison told Sky Sports News.
Image:Uniting England's Second City: Riya Mannu was introduced to professional footballer and former Aston Villa midfielder Arjan Raikhy by Sky Sports News’ Dev Trehan in 2022
"She watched it on to her [left] foot, her weaker foot, and she did ever so well with the technique to guide it into the back of the net.
"That was natural and instinctive. It was a natural finish, a great finish - an unbelievable finish.
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"I never scored a goal like that with my weaker foot, so Riya has already done one better than me. I'd have probably celebrated a little bit more, because I never scored a spectacular goal like that!"
Great escape looks on for Searle and Uddin
Ebbsfleet United's revival under Danny Searle and Anwar Uddin continued with an excellent 4-1 win away at Dorking Wanderers as The Fleet ended February unbeaten.
Rakish Bingham, Luke O'Neil (2) and Dominic Samuel scored as Ebbsfleet came to pick up three vital points and go 17th in their bid to avoid relegation from the National League.
Image:Danny Searle has returned to football management in England after a spell at Banik Ostrava
Searle and assistant manager Uddin stepped in at the turn of the month when Ebbsfleet sacked Dennis Kutrieb after a 3-1 defeat to bottom side Oxford City left them languishing in the relegation zone.
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The pair have now put together a five-match unbeaten run, picking up 11 points out of a possible 15, including a point away at runaway league leaders Chesterfield.
