Post by : Jyoti Gupta

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Six teenagers from Hong Kong have won a special chance to visit Manchester United in England. They were chosen from 53 young people who finished a six-month football leadership program. This program helped them learn about coaching, organizing football events, and working as a team.

One of the winners, Jacky Cheung Lok-hei, is 18 years old. He dreams of finding great football players in Hong Kong, just like Barcelona found Messi. Jacky said the program made him more confident and taught him how to work better with others. He especially liked the dragon boat race, where he learned that teamwork is very important.

During their week in Manchester, the group will watch a Premier League game at Old Trafford and join football and community activities. Jacky is excited to learn more about coaching in England and hopes to use these new skills to help football grow in Hong Kong.

Another winner, Sam Lo Ka-Yeung, is 16 and also wants to be a coach. He said teaching football to over 100 kids helped him learn how to talk to people of different ages and backgrounds. Sam wants to teach kids not just football, but also good attitudes and teamwork.

The other winners are Brian Tang Yan-long, Tong Ka-shing, Gary Lee Ka-yau, and Franke Wong Hi-shing. All of them are looking forward to this amazing trip and want to bring what they learn back to help their community.