Young Footballers from Antigua & Trinidad emerge as winners of Flow Ultimate Football Experience

​Thirteen-year-old Ronaldo Flowers of Antigua, and 16-year-old Che Benny of Trinidad & Tobago, will gain the ultimate football experience, as they head to Old Trafford in Manchester, UK, to see Manchester United play against Crystal Palace on 21st May.The young footballers won the trip after reaching the final round of the Flow Ultimate Football Experience, which was hosted by Flow and the Manchester United Football Club in Trinidad.
 
The event, which took place recently, was the culmination of a series of competitions across Flow’s 15 markets throughout the Caribbean. The finals at President’s Grounds, St Ann’s saw two young footballers from each country vying for the coveted prize. Among the 30 participants, 15 countries were represented – Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman, Curacao, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Turks & Caicos.  The players were also each accompanied by a parent or guardian and their coach.
 
They participated in a two-day skills session with one-on-one training with Manchester United Soccer School Coaches (MUSS), Head Coach Mike Neary and Billy Miller.Ronaldo Flowers, originally from Jamaica but lives in Antigua, said “It felt like a dream coming true... the challenge was very difficult because there were other talented players but I played hard.”
 
Meanwhile, Che Benny, after winning the award said “I stepped up to the plate,” He stated further “football is my passion, I eat, sleep and dream about football and playing the sport professionally.”Jomiah Timothy of the Dominica Grammar School, and Cobin Paul of the Portsmouth Secondary School represented Dominica at the finals.