The 76-year-old was all smiles as he took to the Anfield turf before the game, cameras surrounding him and the 60,000 fans in attendance clapped his arrival as he bowed his head.
The startling figures have been revealed by the Students Loan Company and have fuelled fears that many young people are being landed with costs they will never be able to cover.
When jihadists attacked Oumar’s hometown in west Mali four months ago, he fled simply in the hope he would find a safe place with a new school.
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