"We also looked at social inclusion and health issues around tackling malaria and looking at sexually transmitted diseases that are both a big problem over there.  We also did some classroom work on things like healthy eating, the importance of breakfast and having plenty of drinks.

"It was really friendly out there - they're quite a cheeky nation but that's part of the fun with them.  They responded really well to us and by the end it felt like we were a good bunch of friends rather than coaches and participants.  Hopefully we've now helped them start the sort of community activities they've been looking to run over there.

"Robbie Earle brought a lot of experience to the trip - I think it was the tenth time he'd done something like this and he knew the set-up down to a tee.  It was a big help having someone like Robbie out there - he gave us pretty much free reign of how we went about coaching - there wasn't a big set structure.

"The first day we coached techniques - passing, dribbling and ball control... day two was defending and day three was attacking and scoring goals - that was the only structure we had really.

"We weren't coaching them to be better football players, we were coaching them to be better coaches, so we'd make sure they could be involved in the sessions as much as possible. We'd teach them about warm-ups, technical aspects, skills and small sided games and explain the importance of them as well.

"Generally they have dirt pitches over there, rather than grass pitches, which they can't use if it rains because they just turn to mud.  The facilities that we were using for the sessions though were really good, we were on third generation Astroturf.

"Obviously, when they go into their communities, they're not going to have the luxury of those types of facilities; whereas over in England, we have grass pitches available all year round they don't always have good surfaces to play on.

"The sessions looked at the different issues that they face like poor playing surfaces, lack of equipment and so on.

"The lifestyle over there… we talked about healthy eating etc…  We found out a lot of people in Cameroon don't have breakfast, so they'll get up in the morning, sometimes they may not be able to afford it or it may not be available, and then they'll go to school, work or to play football without having had any breakfast.  They also tend to be up very early in the morning to train - sessions often start at around six in the morning because of the heat over there.

"The experience as a whole has helped me realise just how privileged we are over here and I feel it's made me an all round better person.  I feel glad to know I've helped to educate these coaches that haven't had the same resources that I've had.

"Some of them were pretty good coaches to start off with and we've added to their basic skills and others had basic knowledge of the game but didn't know how to coach at all.  By the end of it they'd all reached and exceeded expectations.

"I couldn't wait to see them coach on the Saturday and Sunday after we'd laid the foundations and they didn't disappoint.

"The people that we worked with were such a good group of people.  It was a great experience for us and them and they were so welcoming, so friendly.

"They're extremely passionate, not only about football, but also about helping their communities and they had it in their hearts to go and help their communities as much as they possibly could.

"They took us into their hearts and homes and had gifts for us as well.  We couldn't have asked for anything more."