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- Man. City’s Academy Director, Jim Cassells, delighted with the talented Central American’s progress
Friday, October 9th – Manchester, England: Manchester City’s Academy Director, Jim Cassells, today spoke about his delight at having had the six Central American footballers from the Digicel Kick Start Clinics spend the week training at Man. City’s Academy.
Having observed them all week during their training sessions, Cassells had this to say about the six talented young footballers: “First impressions are important and when I met the boys on Sunday night at the airport, I knew instantly that they would enjoy themselves at Manchester City. It’s been an absolute pleasure for us to work not only with good footballers, but with top class people as well. At Man. City, we believe that if you have top class people, then you will get top class footballers.
“On a personal note, I have enjoyed working and socializing with them and their work ethic has been an absolute delight. Each boy has different footballing skills, but there is no doubt in my mind that they will all go on and contribute to the development of football in their respective countries – whether it be as a player or in some other capacity in the game.
“I think this trip to Man. City,as a football and cultural visit, has been a huge success for all concerned – for Digicel, Man. City and, most importantly, these six talented young footballers. As a club, we would have no hesitation in accommodating a visit of this type again in the future.”
Cassells also had some advice for the boys as they prepare to return to their respective homes in Central America: “The one thing that impressed me the most about these boys was their love of the game. And the one thing that is absolutely spot on is that if they continue to work along the lines that they are presently on, then there is no reason at all why they shouldn’t achieve success in the future – in their football careers and in life in general.”
The footballers concluded their final day of training with Man. City today. Before returning to Central America, they will be taking in a match between Man. City and BlackBurn Rovers’ Academy teams tomorrow.
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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.
