Bloemfontein
Celtic would like to announce their partneship with HTS Louis Botha High that
will see the Free State’s school producing players for the club in the future.
Celtic
Technical Director, Mich D’Avray, expressed his delight with the mutually
beneficial partnership.
“We
felt that for quite a few years Louis Botha High has been, as far as school
soccer goes, the benchmark. The school seem to focus and concentrate a lot on
soccer. I think quite a few players have come out of this institution,” D’Avray
said.
“We
formed a partnership with them whereby we will be the custodians of football in
the school. Obviously, it is the partneship that will benefit both ways. It
will enable us to bring in players from the school into our U-19 development
side. We will also give bursaries to some of their pupils if possible,” he
added.
As
part of the marriage between the two parties, Celtic donated training kit to
the school today.
Johannes
Cronje, head of sports at Louis Botha, said: “We feel that it is a very good
thing to have a partnership with a renowned brand like Bloemfontein Celtic.
This represents an excellent opportunity for our learners who want to play
football professionally for Celtic. It is a mutually beneficial partnership
that we hope will last forever.”
