Scotland’s CP Football Squad are about to return to the international arena with their involvement in the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF) World Championships, which will be held in Sardinia from 24th September – 4th October.
The Scots will face a tough opening to the Championships, having been drawn in a group along with Chile, South Korea and host nation, Italy. The Scot’s opening encounter will be at 18.00 on Tuesday 27th September against Italy with the Championships final being played on Monday 3rd October.
Scotland have been training hard in advance of the World Championships and over the summer contested an international double header with England. This was the first CP Football full international fixture on home soil for 6 years which saw Scotland win the first fixture 3-1 and drawing the second 4-4 in front of a passionate home crowd at Newtown Park, in Boness.
The IFCPF World Championships will be Scotland’s first senior international tournament since 2015 and hopes are high for a tournament victory.
Head Coach Greig Taylor said, “Playing at the World Championships in Sardinia is going to be massive for us. The boys have worked extremely hard both on and off the pitch and I couldn’t be more proud of them for what they have achieved. We have an unbelievable bunch of players, probably the best squad I’ve worked with in my 18 years in CP Football. We are going to enjoy every minute and we can’t wait to kick off against Italy in our first match”.
The squad to participate in Sardinia will be as follows:
Players
Jamie Kelly (Hamilton)
Jon McFarlane (Glasgow)
Cameron Pollock (Lanark)
Sean Millership (Epsom)
Kerr Mackenzie (Paisley)
Dean Thornton (Glasgow)
Martin Hickman (Glasgow)
Matthew Wynne (Eaglesham)
Jamie Mitchell (Livingston)
Blair Glynn (Tranent)
Christopher Moore (Stirling)
Jonathan Paterson (Wishaw)
Ross McMillan (Cambuslang)
Staff
Greig Taylor (Head Coach)
James Docherty (Coach)
Gavin King (Coach)
Stephen Young (Support Staff)
Katie Scott (Physio)
Erin Robertson (Sport Science)
Anyone interested in finding out more about CP Football in Scotland can contact Scottish Disability Sport on 0131 or at admin@scottishdisabilitysport.com.
Alternatively, have a look at this short video which gives a good overview of the sport:
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