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Holy Trinity coach, Devon Anderson, says the school is hoping to provide counseling and in the near future a prosthetic leg for footballer Jordan Foote, whose leg was amputated last week because of bone cancer.

Anderson said Foote remains thankful to be alive, but was still emotionally distraught as he copes with life as an amputee.

It has been reported that Foote's leg was amputated five inches above the knee during surgery at the University Hospital of the West Indies last Thursday evening.

"He needs some professional help with counseling," said Anderson.

"We would like a prosthetic leg for him. I have been looking it up, and for someone to come from Cuba to put it (prosthetic) on it will cost about $1.4 million. We would really like to put it out there so he can get assistance," Anderson told STAR Sports, yesterday.

He added that Foote is now at home, and it will take four to six months before his leg heals.

Organisations such as Flow and the Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) and several schools assisted the player financially with the surgery and Anderson is hoping for similar generosity.

"His spirit is kind and up and running as he tries to accept his disability. He puts the best outside and puts on a brave face when he sees people, but deep down he finds it hard and the loss is very hard. He just puts the best out," Anderson said.

Eighteen-year-old Foote made a name for himself as a Holy Trinity player last year in the Flow Super Cup competition, where they were beaten finalists behind Jamaica College.