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Adebayo Akinfenwa set to do his bit for Children in Need by bench pressing Pudsey Bear
ADEBAYO AKINFENWA is getting ready to help out Children in Need - by bench pressing Pudsey Bear.
Adebayo Akinfenwa is getting pumped to bench Pudsey
The AFC Wimbledon striker - famous for being the strongest player on computer game FIFA - says he has been working hard in the gym for the challenge.
League Two side Wimbledon face Portsmouth on Sunday and the Beast says boss Neal Ardley is fine with the fun because their game is a day later than normal.
“I do not even know how much he weighs but he is a bear so he must weigh quite a bit,” said Akinfenwa.
Pudsey Bear, the @BBCCiN mascot may meet his match today as "The Beast" is waiting! https://t.co/7WPTbWiL1G pic.twitter.com/d4hhzaGWKf
— AFC Wimbledon (@AFCWimbledon) November 13, 2015
It's not quite a showdown at noon, but it should be great fun! Come along and watch: https://t.co/7WPTbWiL1G pic.twitter.com/IDRisW3Dbf
— AFC Wimbledon (@AFCWimbledon) November 13, 2015
#PudseyBear is ready, is The Beast?
Showdown 14:00 , Weir Road Wimbledon@AFCWimbledon @daRealAkinfenwa @BBCCiN pic.twitter.com/ZY2JoXHZnq
— Paul Strank Roofing (@PaulStrankMBE) November 12, 2015
“But I went to the gym yesterday so I am pumped and ready for him. I will be very disappointed with myself if I cannot bench press him. I have got a reputation to uphold.
“It is for a good cause. As footballers, we are in a blessed and privileged position so when we can help the less fortunate, it is more of an obligation.”
“The gaffer did say if we had a game Saturday then maybe he would have had a problem.
“But because we play on Sunday, and it should not be that strenuous and it is for a good cause, he was fully behind it.”
Akinfenwa is set to take on the challenge at 2pm this afternoon.
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