C of E's Under 11 Boys Football Team
Chingford C of E’s Under 11’s boys’ 6 a-side football team have qualified for a prestigious Premier League tournament following a sensational performance at Tottenham Hotspur’s Training Centre on 5th February.
Having previously qualified to represent Waltham Forest in the finals of the Tottenham Hotspur U11’s tournament, C of E found themselves up against schools from the London Boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey with the prize at stake being the chance to represent Spurs in a national tournament involving all 20 Premier League clubs.
C of E stormed through the league stage of the competition winning all six of their games allowing them to meet St Ignatius School from Haringey in the semi final. In a thrilling match Chingford went through to the final following a penalty shoot-out thanks largely to the heroics of goal keeper, George Murray Jones.
The final against Woodcroft Primary from Barnet was a close affair but a late Derin Mehmet goal separated the two sides meaning C of E will now go on to represent Tottenham Hotspur in the annual Premier League Under 11’s tournament which takes places at Everton’s Goodison Park ground on 17th May.
Delighted Deputy Headteacher, Ian Osborne, who coaches the team commented, “This is a wonderful achievement for the team. To earn the opportunity to play at a top Premier League team’s ground in a nationally acclaimed tournament is a dream come true for the boys.”
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