SUPER Eagles star, Victor Moses and his Chelsea team-mates, Fernando Torres, Oscar and Juan Mata have described the Samsung Dream the Blues Campaign has a worthwhile experience for kids.
The quartet, who are Dream the Blues ambassadors were excited about the efforts being made by Samsung to expose the 14 youths drawn from seven countries to be part of the exercise held at Stamford Bridge.
The Dream the Blues Campaign is Samsung’s corporate social responsibility initiative aimed at supporting and motivating youths to discover and expand their potentials through football.
Among the 14 kids, Jeb Mallam and Moses Magnut represented Nigeria, while 12 others were drawn from Brazil, China, Ghana, Mexico, South Africa, and Thailand.
After training and mentoring sessions with the boys at Chelsea’s training pitch, Spaniard Torres said, “it is wonderful to have the chance to play with the kids. I think the chances that Samsung and Chelsea Football Club give to them are huge. I wish I had this chance when I was a kid.”
Nine year-old Mallam is from SOS Village, Abuja, while 13 year-old Magnut is from Compassionate Home Orphanages in Lagos.
An excited Magnut said, “my life has changed forever. I know now, for sure that all my dreams can come true. I will never forget this moment.”
According to the Managing Director, Samsung Electronics West Africa, Bravo Kim, “we are proud to continue our support for the dreams of the youths through football experience. Samsung believes in supporting and motivating youths to discover and expand possibilities for themselves. We hope this camp in London is a meaningful step and a great opportunity for the participants to come closer to their dreams.”
The meeting with Torres, Moses, Oscar, and Mata inspired Dream the Blues team to beat Chelsea FC Foundation youth team to the delight of their parents and chaperons; their biggest fans.
The kids got pitch-side seats at Stamford Bridge as they watched Chelsea spanked Everton 2 -1 with goals scored by their heroes, Mata and Torres.
Dream the Blues Campaign is an expansion of Samsung-Chelsea FC Youth Football Camp programme, which is an on-going effort of the company since 2007, to benefit and inspire more than 6,000 youths between nine and 13 from around the world.
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