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Wednesday, October 7th 2009 – Kingston, Jamaica: The week-long training camp for the Digicel Kick Start Footballers from the Caribbean - which took place in Sunderland AFC in September - played a vital role in supporting the development of football in the Caribbean by giving young footballers an opportunity to experience life in an English Premier League football club and be trained by some of the best football coaches in England, President Warner said today.
Following a very successful training camp in Sunderland in September, the eight talented young footballers selected by Digicel Kick Start Clinics Head Coach, John Barnes, to travel to Sunderland’s Academy of Light, have returned to their respective home countries with high hopes for their future football careers.
“Having an opportunity to work with such great coaches in the English Premier League has given these eight footballers valuable experience. If they continue to display such dedication and commitment, they could be the next members of the Soca Warriors or Reggae Boyz, so it is crucial that they put what they have learned at Sunderland’s Academy of Light into practice to continue developing their game,” President Warner said.
“My advice to these footballers now is to share what they learned with their home teams, continue to work and train hard and follow their dreams of being a professional footballer. The Caribbean has a wealth of talent and, with the support of Digicel - which supports football from the grassroots up – there is no reason why more Caribbean footballers can’t play in Europe,” President Warner added.
Six young footballers from the Central American leg of the Digicel Kick Start Clinics are currently training with Manchester City’s Academy, having been selected by Liverpool legend, Ian Rush.
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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.
