KGS lift Man City Abu Dhabi Cup
abu dhabi — GEMS Kindergarten Starters (KGS), winners of the inaugural Manchester City Abu Dhabi Cup, will travel to Manchester next week to visit the Etihad Stadium where they will experience a feel of being a Manchester City player.
GEMS Kindergarten Starters won the two-day youth football extravaganza, which saw a total of 60 teams from across the Middle East compete for the coveted title of 2017 Manchester City Abu Dhabi Cup champions, held at Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi.
The 16-strong KGS, who are aged between eight and 10 years, will travel alongside City Football School coaching staff to Manchester on Monday, where they will have the opportunity to learn, train and play at the City Football Academy, take a behind the scenes tour of the Etihad Stadium, watch their heroes train up close and enjoy some well-earned down time, taking in the cultural surroundings of Manchester itself.
“It was really very hard for us to reach the final and get the winner’s trophy at the Abu Dhabi Cup but we did it and I am so happy, we even beat the City Football Schools team, which we lost to during our qualifying match,”. said nine-year-old, Hateem, after his school’s title win.
“The whole team is so excited to go to Manchester and get to train at the Academy and get to see the Etihad Campus for ourselves,” he added.
Speaking about the importance of trips like these Simon Hewitt, Project Manager at City Football explained: “Trips like these are extremely important for the development of football in this country; it allows the teams to bond, grow and develop, not only in term of their footballing skills but also build on their interpersonal skills which are all part of being a great player.”