Unicef ambassador David Beckham to front campaign to stop Ebola

is lending his support to the global effort

.As part of his role as a

, the former England footballer is due to star in a video about ways to control the epidemic.In the video, which will be

, the 39-year-old father-of-four will stress how important cleanliness and hygiene are to preventing the spread of the virus.

David, pictured in 2009, visiting Cape Town with Unicef

Sierra Leone Football Association president Isha Johansen told the

. "In Sierra Leone football is a religion."All men, women and children follow a player or a team from the Premier League but David Beckham is the favourite."Our country and

," she added. "And

."