In its continuing effort to improving youth football in the Cayman Islands, the West Bay Sports Foundation will be hosting the Under 15 youth football team from Club Social y Deportivo (CD Vida), a professional club based in La Ceiba, Honduras, on Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21.

October marks 72 years of CD Vida’s existence and involvement in football in Honduras. In 1964, CD Vida won its chance to represent La Ceiba in the professional Honduran Major League Soccer. From 1965 to 1975, CD Vida enjoyed a successful transition from amateur football to the professional ranks always finishing in the top four in the Honduran professional league. Throughout the years, CD Vida has provided numerous players to the Honduran national team, including a few key players who represented Honduras in the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

On Saturday, October 20, at 6:00 p.m., CD Vida’s Under 15 team will face a West Bay Select at the Ed Bush Sports Complex in West Bay. On Sunday, October 21, Cayman’s Under 15 champions Academy SC will square off against the visitors from Honduras at 5:00 p.m. at the Annex Field in George Town. Sunday’s game will precede the CIFA 2012 Charity Shield between defending Premier League champions Scholars International and Premier League runners-up Elite SC at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets for Saturday’s game are $7.00 per person and on Sunday, tickets are $15.00 per person. The $15.00 covers admission to the Under 15 game and the Charity Shield. Tickets are available at the gate for both nights and children under 12 are free.

Commenting on the upcoming games West Bay Sports Foundation founder Ardin Rivers said, “We continue to assist with the development of our young footballers by inviting top opposition from within the region and around the world. We are thrilled to welcome the youngsters from Honduras and encourage everyone, especially the Honduran community, to come out and support the games. Our local teams will benefit greatly from these types of games and we

wish them all the best. Special thanks to all the sponsors who have made this event possible.”

The CD Vida visit is made possible by the West Bay Sports Foundation, the Ministry of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports and Culture, the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) and a number of sponsors including Shamrock Heights Development, CMEC Cayman, Management and Engineering Co., AMB Construction, Adare Investments Ltd., Paint Pros, Island Electronics Ltd., Hyde Agencies Ltd., Cayman Armoured Courier Services Ltd. and King Imports.