InfoSAWIT, SEKAYU –One palm oil plantation company, Cargill Tropical Palm Ltd. (CTP) in cooperation with Chelsea FC Foundation held a Football Festival around the palm oil plantation areas in Musi Banyuasin (Muba), South Sumatera Province, and Ketapang, West Kalimantan Province.
Regent of Musi Banyuasi, Dodi Reza Alex, said, the event could give spirit for the young generations to realize their potential, namely that Muba has lots of achievement in sports.
Dodi said, Muba has football club, such as, Persimuba (Persatuan Sepak Bola Musi Banyuasin). The club is in the top level in the Liga 3 Indonesia. Muba also has Sekayu Youth Football Soccer Academy (SYSA), to get the young talent from the district.
By the Coaching Clinicin Stadion Serasan Sekate, Muba, and trained by the coach from Chelsea FC Foundation, it is hoped to be the trigger for the young generations to maximize their potential. “I do appreciate the visit of the coaches from Chelsea FC Foundation to do Coaching Clinicto the young men in Muba," he recently said in Muba.
Meanwhile, CEO Cargill Tropical Palm Ltd., Ricard Low, said, the event was part of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) that focuses on three sectors, they are, education, health and economic development. “By making the football festival, the company has run two sectors of the CSR, they are, health and education.
He also said, the event involved 50 lucky young men in the district to get football coaching clinic and could maximize their potential. “This event was done in Sekayu and Ketapang because the districts are where the company operates,” Ricard Low said.
The coaches doing the Coach Clinic were Keith Harmes. He is Chelsea FC Foundation coach for the Girl Team for the 16 and won FA Girls Youth Cup in 2012 and got the FA level “A” license.
Then Dean Steninger–for five seasons he is with Girls Regional Talent Center, and he got UEFA level “A” license. The last one was Ben Mitchell, and he is now with senior team of Girls Regional Talent and Boy's Development Center. He got the UEFA level “B” license and is in process to get UEFA level “A” license. (T2)
