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Joshua Akena is a Swedish athlete, who plays American Football for the Uppsala 86ers. Like Sweden's favourite son in recent years, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he stands out both at home and abroad because of his immigrant background. Unlike Zlatan, he works in the daytime as an accountant too. In this week's episode, we speak to Josh about the insecurities of being a semi-professional athlete in the age of COVID-19 as well as his experiences as a black athlete in Scandinavia and in the United States.
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Joshua Akena is a Swedish athlete, who plays American Football for the Uppsala 86ers. Like Sweden's favourite son in recent years, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he stands out both at home and abroad because of his immigrant background. Unlike Zlatan, he works in the daytime as an accountant too. In this week's episode, we speak to Josh about the insecurities of being a semi-professional athlete in the age of COVID-19 as well as his experiences as a black athlete in Scandinavia and in the United States.