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Non-League is in Beast mode

Adebayo Akinfenwa says he is in awe at how the standard of Non-League has risen in recent years – but joked he wouldn’t be following Peter Crouch into being a mascot any time soon.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 September 2025

Non-League is

By Matthew Nash

JUST CHAMPION: Adebayo Akinfenwa wins the League One play-offs with Wycombe Wanderers
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ADEBAYO AKINFENWA says he is in awe at how the standard of Non-League has risen in recent years – but joked he wouldn’t be following Peter Crouch into being a mascot any time soon.
The former AFC Wimbledon, Wycombe and Northampton striker had brief stints in the semi-professional ranks with Faversham Town and Hashtag United at the end of a glittering full-time career on the pitch and holds Non-League e in high regard.
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