Mango Football and Eastwood CFC will be conducting a series of Ultimate Player Assessment Events (UPA) at Coronation Park the home of Eastwood CFC in June 2023.

The Mango Football Ultimate Player Assessment Challenge will see a group of Eastwood U15- U18 boys and U15-U18 girls complete a series of fitness, skills, drills, and match play as part of being assessed to attend an Ultimate Player Experience at Valencia (boys) and Benfica (girls) in September.

“The UPA is a fantastic way for players to test themselves against top professionals and elite academy players across the fundamentals of football – the best players are then invited to attend the Ultimate Player Experience” Tessa Leong, New Zealand International.

“The Ultimate Player Experience (UPE) is an opportunity to experience what it is like to be a professional footballer at one of the world’s top clubs – there is nothing like this in football today” said Andy Awford, ex professional player and UEFA Pro License Coach.

Each player is then given an individual report (including an elite player potential score) and a player improvement plan designed by elite coaches, players, and performance analysts – all delivered in the Mangoverse – a football metaverse and part of their 12-month Mango Football Player Academy programme.

“What an incredible opportunity for our players at Eastwood to be part of the Mango Way. It is amazing to think some of our young players will be showcasing their talent at Valencia and Benfica in September” Martin Ball, Joint 1st Team Manager Eastwood CFC.

Graham Barber, Chairman Mango Football said, “It is wonderful to see a Club investing in their grass roots and given their players the opportunity to test themselves against elite players, develop their skills on and off the pitch plus experience what the football metaverse can do for their development, first-hand – I take my hat off to Darryl and his team at Eastwood CFC.”

Darryl Claypole, Owner Eastwood CFC said “I have been in and around football for 40 years and have yet to come across a more forward thinking and innovative approach to supporting football communities like Eastwood. I gave the team at Mango Football my golden buzzer – they are just brilliant.”

Mango Football is an international football experience company with several unique and exciting twists. It enables players to take the Ultimate Player Assessment, attend the Ultimate Player Experience and join the Mangoverse – a ‘go to place’ for football in the metaverse and web 3.0 www.mango.football

Eastwood Community Football Club is a central midlands football club playing in the Ulhsport United Counties League. The junior section has 33 teams & over 300 players registered with a full-time education program set to be launched for the 2023/2024 season. We pride ourselves on being an integral part of the local community, and offering the Mango experience to some of our youth players highlighting the importance we are placing on the development and integration of our junior section. www.eastwoodcfc.co.uk

Click here to see highlights of the Ultimate Player Experience
https://youtu.be/8a4_hGYtoB0