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Francis Duku: We’re all big NLD winners

As the CEO of Non-League Day, it’s great to see it get bigger every year – and we’re confident that 2026 won’t be any different.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
13 July 2025

TERRACE HERO: Non-League Day is a time to showcase to the community, as Havant’s Devante Stanley demonstrates PICTURE: Dave Haines

By Francis Duku - Former non-league defender and the Sports Circle founder

As the CEO of Non-League Day, it’s great to see it get bigger every year – and we’re confident that 2026 won’t be any different.

The announcement on Tuesday that the coming season’s Non-League Day would be on Saturday, March 28 quickly generated lots of interest on social media accounts and to get that date out there early is a positive.
As usual it will tie in with an international break and hopefully encourage Premier League and EFL fans to sample what Non-League has got to offer.
By that stage of the season ther...

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