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- Boys all set for first day of training at Man. City’s Academy
Sunday, October 4th 2009 – Kingston, Jamaica: The six footballers from the Digicel Kick Start Clinics in Central America - who were chosen by Liverpool legend and Head Coach, Ian Rush - have arrived in Manchester for their week-long training camp at English Premier League club, Manchester City.
Kevin Melgar and Julio Segundo from Panama; Dylan Florez and Jose Alberto Mora Munoz from Costa Rica; Oscar Salas from Honduras and Kevin Mendoza from El Salvador took the 12 hour trip from Panama to Manchester.
After arriving in Manchester, the boys went straight to Manchester City’s training ground to meet the Academy’s coaches and tour the training facilities of the senior team, before returning to their hotel to get some rest ahead of tomorrow’s first training session. An action-packed week has been planned for the six boys, which will see them train under some of England’s finest football coaches.
Digicel Central America Sponsorship Manager, Vittorio Gotuzzo, who is traveling with the team, said: “On behalf of Digicel, I’d like to wish the boys the best of luck with their week in Manchester City. This training camp is a once in a lifetime opportunity for them and I hope this experience will prove beneficial in terms of improving their football skills and giving them a taste of what life as a professional footballer is like.”
Digicel Kick Start Clinics footballer, Kevin Melgar, said of his first day in Manchester: “I’m very excited about being here. This is my first time in England and it is not as cold as I had expected it to be. Meeting the coaches today and touring the senior team’s facilities was very exciting and I can’t wait to go to the Academy tomorrow for the first day of training. This is an amazing opportunity for us and I’m determined to work hard this week and learn as much as possible from this experience.”
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ABOUT DIGICEL GROUP
After eight years of operation, Digicel has 8.6 million customers across its Caribbean and Central American markets and is renowned for competitive rates, unbeatable coverage, superior customer care, a wide variety of products and services and state-of-the-art handsets. By offering innovative wireless services and community support, Digicel has become a leading brand in the Caribbean and has placed the region at the cutting-edge of wireless communications – the company is also a new entrant to the Central American and Pacific markets.
Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and now has operations in 32 markets world-wide. Its Caribbean and Central American markets comprise Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Panama, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Turks & Caicos. The Caribbean company also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barths. Digicel Pacific comprises Fiji, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.
In total, across its 32 markets, Digicel has over ten million subscribers.
Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean and Central American sports teams, including the West Indies Cricket Team and Special Olympics teams throughout the region. Digicel is also title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Championships and the Copa de Naciones Digicel, which are the Caribbean and Central American qualifiers to the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Visit www.digicelgroup.com for more information on Digicel.
