Two Williams Lake soccer players are in Europe for 10 days to play with the Vancouver-based European Football School.
Scott Cramer and Justin Hansen — both players in the Williams Lake Youth Soccer Association and the Cariboo Youth Soccer League — were selected after EFS coach Saibo Talic liked what he saw during last summer’s EFS soccer camp in Williams Lake.
The boys will now join Talic for tournaments and a series of games in Europe and the U.S.
This spring Cramer and Hansen will travel to Germany, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia and Switzerland as part of two EFS teams.
The duo will be playing with a combined under-15/under-16 team, as well as an under-16/under-17 squad.
In total, Hansen and Cramer will play 10 games in 13 days, with travel, against some very good opponents, including division one and division two clubs.
Brian Hansen, the boys’ CYSL coach, said it’s a phenomenal chance to play against some top-notch competition.
“This is a great opportunity for these players to gauge their own skills and knowledge of the game against players in countries where soccer is such a great passion,” he said.