Welcome to Ange's team, we are a group of individuals neither skilled in football, nor fit enough to complete any kind of marathon, half marathon or even a child's 2km park run but here we are, putting our pride and bodies on the line to help out the Tackle, a charity which uses the power and popularity of football to deliver HIV and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) information and services to young people on football pitches across the continent.

Meet the team:

Gavin Wood (Acting Interim Director of football)

Volunteered for Tackle 6 months in 2015 and has helped run Football Marathon's in London, Brighton, Lancaster and Jersey. Abysmal at football and genuinely worried about an ambulance needing to be called on the day.

Ed Williams (Captain)

Ed is utterly lacking in footballing and endurance capability, but eager to raise a princely sum for a great cause. He will rely heavily on his ability to moan and groan to keep the team working hard for the duration of the marathon, and ensure that every penny is hard fought for.

Michael Stephen

Once a decent athlete now turned couch potato. Will no doubt run around like a mad man for the first 5 mins only to whole-heartedly regret it. Will certainly rely heavily on team mate's abilities to track back, if we are to stop too many goals. Really wishing I went 2XL on the shirt to play it safe...

Despite the inevitable chaos, I'll be looking to keep morale high for what is a great cause.

Devin Smith (The delusional footballer)

Devins' knees simply don't work the way they should do, yet still fully determined to play football. Will play outfield for 2 minutes before seeking refuge between the sticks. Relies heavily on energy drinks, passion and confidence during match days!

Jack Race

Jack likes to think that the u12s Player Of The Season award that sits on his windowsill means that he's a decent baller. However the reality is that, at the ripe old age of 24, his best playing days are well behind him. Expect an exceptional ability to do anything aside from putting the ball in the back of the net and a decent level of effort until it's clear he's exhausted himself 5 minutes into the first game and is begging for a stint on the sidelines.

Ross Bartley

Connor O'Donnell

Archie Hunter

One of the younger players on the team but got to the age where body parts start to hurt when waking up. Stats driven so will explain that the xG of all my misses simply wasn't that high and I'm having a bad day of variance. Will look to run around as little as possible using the long format as an excuse to conserve energy.

Wondering who on our team is first-aid trained.

Joe Peirson

Bench warming for Dover Athletic U13s, playing in Croydon Power League, avoiding fights in Croydon Power League - Joe really thought he had done it all in football. But then came the offer to get up before 7am on a Saturday, trek it down to South London and play 12 hours of football in a day. This one last dance was just too good to turn down. For all the data scientists out there, you can expect a negative correlation between time played and footballing ability!