Giggs visits Sierra Leone to raise Aids awareness

Ryan Giggs has revealed that he has visited Sierra Leone to help raise awareness of Aids and HIV.

The Manchester United footballer made the trip as a Unicef ambassador after tracing his family tree back to the country.

Speaking to ITV's News at Ten, the star revealed that the visit showed him what "true bravery is".

He commented that this term is often misused to refer to footballers going into tackles on the pitch.

Giggs told the source: "What I've seen - a 21-year-old lad who was telling me that he is positive for HIV and what he wants to do about it, that he wants to educate other people, that he wants to help stop it happening to other young men and to other young women - that is bravery."

Earlier this week, a new centre to raise awareness about HIV and Aids was opened by sex workers in Mysore.

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