Ghanaian youngsters Alex Agyarkwa and Shadrack Adombila treated to some good experience when they traveled to England as part of an African XI side that played against Chelsea Legends at Cobham.
The youngsters who had the opportunity of playing with some Chelsea Legends including Michael Essien, Dennis Wise and Celestine Babayaro were impressive as the forced a draw from the experience Chelsea side.
Shadrack Adombila captained the Africa XI side as Alex Agyarkwa finished the game as the Most Valuable Player.
The African XI slightly dominated possession and had a plus on chances in the first half but it ended scoreless. However, Chelsea’s legends, which also included 1996 Olympics winner Celestine Babayaro and former Blues captain Dennis Wise, scored the opener shortly after the break.
But the boys from the Africa XI did not give up and found the equaliser with 15 minutes to play after Kyle Meth’s header hit the crossbar and Marco De Bruin scored on the rebound.
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'It's a dream come true.'
A group of young footballers selected from across Africa were flown to Cobham to take on the Chelsea Legends! ? @shield_za pic.twitter.com/5ozME0OYJN
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