Football mad and 'beautiful soul' Nini, 4, dreams of walking for the first time - but she needs your help

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox The mum of a 'beautiful football-mad little girl from east Manchester says it would make her the 'happiest parent alive' to see her child walk and kick a ball for the first time.

It comes as the family of four-year-old Nini Ogunbameru desperately try to raise £80,000 for an operation that could transform her quality of life.

Nini, who lives with her family in Openshaw, was left disabled after being starved of oxygen at birth. She was not crying or breathing and spent three weeks fighting for life on an intensive care unit.

At seven months old she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and is currently unable to talk, walk or stand without support. Her family