Charitable Activities
As a player, he was regularly involved in community affairs in Southampton, and since retiring from full-time football has become patron of a Saints community programme
He is also patron of the following charities:
- The Children's Fire and Burn Trust
- The Dave Wellman Cancer Trust
Francis Benali has won a national award – for curries. Benali picked up a Golden Curry prize for the Bangladeshi cuisine at his Southampton restaurant.
In April 2004, Francis appeared for Testwood Baptist Church in the Roger Frapwell Testimonial Match at BAT ground, Totton, near Southampton. Also in that team were former Saints managers Alan Ball and Dave Merrington. The game was played with the proceeds going to local charity SCRATCH.
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