Government again is funding an international football tournament. This time shelling out $10,000 for Cayman to host the third-annual C3 Cayman International Youth Football Tournament.
The competition pits a Cayman Islands Under-15 Select Team against academy teams from UK-based Swindon Town FC and the Houston Dynamo.
Sports Minister Hon. Osbourne Bodden says the cost to Government is more than worth the price because of the doors it can open for Cayman’s youth on the international football scene.
“This tournament in the past has produced a number of notable players who are playing in the UK at the moment,” Bodden said.
Caymanians Sebastian Martinez, Kray Foster and Nathan Borde each are part of Swindon Town’s Academy while Cameron Gray attends Reading’s Academy. All are attending thanks in part to Government grants.
“So it goes to show when you can develop football and keep it going at this level and bring the right competition to the island and allow our kids to be exposed off island, we can create exceptionally good players,” Bodden said.
The tournament consists of three matches.
