A TEAM of Scottish amputee football players makes its European debut tomorrow, thanks to sponsorship from the J W Muir Group, a Fife-based contractor, property developer and housebuilder.
Amputee Football Association Scotland (AFAS), the charity responsible for developing and promoting the sport in Scotland, will send a squad of twelve Scottish players to Breda in the Netherlands on June 23, where they will compete in a two-day tri-nation tournament against national teams from The Netherlands and Germany.
It will be the first-time Scotland has been represented in amputee football, marking a significant step forward in disability sport in Scotland, and with some of football’s biggest names backing them, the team looks set to make its mark on the European stage.
The trip was only made possible when Muir Group stepped up to offer financial assistance after hearing about the charity’s appeal for funding.
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