Two lucky footballers have been blessed with another invaluable trip to further their careers.
The Cayman Islands Football Association in its continued efforts to develop football in the Cayman Islands has sent midfielders Jedd Ebanks and Gabriel Godet off to Ireland on a three week training camp with Glenavon Football Club.
They left the island on Monday scheduled and will return at the end of the month. This is in keeping with Jeffrey Webb, President of the football association, whose motto is ‘One People, One Passion, One Game.
Webb, who has inexorably taken football in the Cayman Islands to a higher level, has out of ongoing discussions with the Glenavon Football Club established an exchange program similar to the one created with Vasco De Gama in Brazil.
Ebanks and Godet join Tuda Murphy Cayman Islands and Glenavon FC number one keeper in training. Murphy is the island’s first professional player and came through the local football program before making it at this level.
Both players have represented Cayman at youth and senior level and hope to be professional players eventually.
Godet who captained his local team Elite to a 4-2 victory over Bodden Town last Sunday in the Fosters National League game, said he was elated. ‘I am happy to have gotten this opportunity to train for three weeks with Glenavon,’ he said. ‘It is really an honour for me and the fact that my team mate Tuda Murphy will be there makes me feel at home already.
‘I thank CIFA and Mr Webb for investing in me and I will be doing my best to make this trip rewarding to my country. My only concern is the weather in that part of the world but I will adjust.’
Ebanks was just as ecstatic. ‘I feel special to have been chosen to go on this trip with Gabriel,’ he said. ‘Murphy is a senior player for me and I am going to learn all I can during these three weeks with the camp.
‘My dream is to be a professional, I will be making good use of this opportunity to impress the club.’
Jedd’s dad, Gregory Ebanks, manager of the national football team said he was very impressed by the efforts being made by the association adding that he thought it was a good investment for the country as these players were young and have potential.
‘CIFA has made the correct decision to send these two youngsters to train with Glenavon,’ he said. ‘They are young, eager to play the game and have a lot of potential. This exposure is a form of investment that can benefit the national program in the future should these players make good use of the opportunity.’
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