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A Retreat teenager has a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to train with the Scottish league champions Celtic Football Club in Scotland.
Tylor Sapud (15), who “eats, sleeps and drinks soccer”, started his football journey at the age of six.
“Last year, Tylor surprised us when he was selected for the u-16 Cape District Football Association Board team which made us even prouder than we already are of all his achievements,” says his mother Salita Sapud.
“This was on a new level for us, we took him for trials at Hellenic Football Club and after a month of being nervous, anxious and all the uncertainty they finally told us that he had made the team.”
After playing two games for Hellenic Football Club, Tylor scored one goal against Young Bafana academy.
“We are now proud that Tylor has the opportunity of going to Scotland, for two weeks in December 2023,” she said.
The teenager will have the opportunity to train and play with the Scottish league champions.
“This is a rare opportunity for a 15-year-old boy from the backstreets of Retreat. Tylor’s hard work, discipline and desire deserve this opportunity and as a family, we would love to see this become a reality,” says Sapud.
In 2020, the teenager was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Southfield Primary School for the most “outstanding learner” in Grade 7 and a few years later, he was the top achiever in Mathematics at Plumstead High School in 2022.
Tercia Sapud, his aunt, says with the opportunity to play in Scotland her nephew would be representing the family and the community.
“He’s doing it for our community. So as a family, we are extremely proud of him. Not many young boys have this kind of opportunity and I believe whatever his going to learn he will bring it back home and teach the youth.”
To make this trip a reality the family needs to raise R44 500.
For more information visit https://www.backabuddy.co.za/tylor-sapud-5543434959718898328
