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Mina f\u00f6r\u00e4ldrar hade inte f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningarna ekonomiskt, s\u00e4ger Alhaji Jeng.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;640px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|-6px|auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||22px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.folkspel.se\/arets-eldsjal\/alhaji-jeng\/?utm_source=bonnier&#038;utm_medium=paid&#038;utm_campaign=rosta-arets-eldsjal-kategori-idrottsforening&#038;utm_content=eldsjal&#038;utm_term=fs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EXTERN L\u00c4NK: L\u00e4s mer och r\u00f6sta h\u00e4r!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;640px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto|-6px|auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]Alhaji Jeng har en imponerande friidrottskarri\u00e4r i v\u00e4rldseliten bakom sig. 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Anledningen till att Alhaji Jeng kunnat vara idrottsligt aktiv och f\u00e5 en atletisk karri\u00e4r \u00f6ver huvud taget \u00e4r att han hade turen att f\u00f6reningslivets eldsj\u00e4lar tagit honom under sina vingar. 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Sedan fanns det m\u00e5nga fler som m\u00f6jliggjorde att jag kunde ta mig hela v\u00e4gen. V\u00e5r familj hade egentligen inte de ekonomiska resurser som m\u00e5nga g\u00e5nger kr\u00e4vs f\u00f6r att lyckas fullt ut. Med hj\u00e4lp av st\u00f6ttande funktioner i olika former gick det \u00e4nd\u00e5.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;off|tablet&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;640px&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;640px&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px||30px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;V\u00e4nster&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/aretseldsjal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alhaji_jeng_porrtrait_vanster.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;alhaji_jeng_porrtrait_vanster&#8221; src_tablet=&#8221;https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/aretseldsjal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alhaji_jeng_porrtrait_vanster.jpg&#8221; src_phone=&#8221;https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/aretseldsjal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alhaji_jeng_porrtrait_vanster.jpg&#8221; src_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||10px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|16px|16px|16px|16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;H\u00f6ger&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;600ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/aretseldsjal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alhaji_jeng_porrtrait_hoger.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;alhaji_jeng_porrtrait_hoger&#8221; src_tablet=&#8221;https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/aretseldsjal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alhaji_jeng_porrtrait_hoger.jpg&#8221; src_phone=&#8221;https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/aretseldsjal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alhaji_jeng_porrtrait_hoger.jpg&#8221; src_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||10px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|16px|16px|16px|16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;640px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Ser st\u00f6rre klyftor<\/h2>\n<p>Alhaji Jeng s\u00e4ger att han tycker sig se att klyftorna har blivit \u00e4nnu st\u00f6rre och att det d\u00e4rmed \u00e4r \u00e4n viktigare att andra akt\u00f6rer g\u00f6r insatser som ger barn m\u00f6jligheten att f\u00e5 en meningsfull tillvaro efter skolan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Men jag tycker verkligen att b\u00e5de kommunen och staten kan skjuta till mer medel. Tittar man lite p\u00e5 effekten av att ha barn som har en meningsfull tillvaro ist\u00e4llet f\u00f6r att lockas till andra m\u00f6rka krafter som vi ser i samh\u00e4llet s\u00e5 tror jag att det \u00e4r en relativt billig investering om vi j\u00e4mf\u00f6r med vad det kostar om det g\u00e5r snett. Jag tycker idrott och musik \u00e4r de tv\u00e5 plattformarna som \u00e4r b\u00e4st f\u00f6r att integrera, s\u00e4ger han, och l\u00e4gger till:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Idrott f\u00f6r mig handlar om att s\u00e5 m\u00e5nga som m\u00f6jligt ska med och f\u00f6r att det ska lyckas m\u00e5ste man s\u00e4nka tr\u00f6skeln. En sak kan exempelvis vara \u00e5terbruk av material som g\u00f6r att det blir billigare att b\u00f6rja med en sport. Jag tror r\u00f6relsegl\u00e4dje \u00e4r det ungdomar beh\u00f6ver.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/aretseldsjal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/alhaji_jeng_2-1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;alhaji_jeng_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px||30px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|8px|8px|8px|8px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Sitter i juryn<\/h2>\n<p>Efter karri\u00e4ren har Alhaji Jeng utbildat sig och arbetar idag bland annat som mentor och bollplank f\u00f6r unga fotbollsspelare, samt friidrottsexpert p\u00e5 tv. Ut\u00f6ver det sitter han i juryn till Folkspels utm\u00e4rkelse \u00c5rets eldsj\u00e4l.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Det \u00e4r en stor \u00e4ra att f\u00e5 vara en del av \u00c5rets Eldsj\u00e4l. Jag blev b\u00e5de glad och stolt \u00f6ver att f\u00e5 en f\u00f6rfr\u00e5gan om att ing\u00e5 i juryn. Att f\u00e5 vara delaktig och ta del av alla de nomineringar som kommer in till \u00c5rets Eldsj\u00e4l inneb\u00e4r f\u00f6r mig personligen ocks\u00e5 en unik m\u00f6jlighet att f\u00e5 en n\u00e4rmare inblick och ett inifr\u00e5nperspektiv i det arbete som s\u00e5 m\u00e5nga ideella krafter utg\u00f6r,<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||22px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.folkspel.se\/arets-eldsjal\/alhaji-jeng\/?utm_source=bonnier&#038;utm_medium=paid&#038;utm_campaign=rosta-arets-eldsjal-kategori-idrottsforening&#038;utm_content=eldsjal&#038;utm_term=fs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EXTERN L\u00c4NK: L\u00e4s mer och r\u00f6sta h\u00e4r!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px||30px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|16px|20px|16px|true|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#D2D2D2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>\u00c5rets eldsj\u00e4ls galakv\u00e4ll 2026<\/h3>\n<p>Folkspels gala som hyllar f\u00f6reningslivets eldsj\u00e4lar h\u00e5lls i \u00e5r den 13 maj p\u00e5 Cirkus i Stockholm. Galan s\u00e4nds direkt i Sjuan klockan 20.00 och kan \u00e4ven ses via TV4 Play. 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