11-year-old Brecon Footballer Earns Place in Regional Squad
Olivia Jones, an 11-year-old from Brecon, has been selected for the South Powys under-12 girls squad.
She impressed coaches at a trial in Brecon and a second invite-only trial in Newtown, earning her place in the team. Olivia currently plays for Brecon Town FC's under-12 girls team, coached by Billy Brown.
She has been into football forever. She lives, sleeps and breathes football. She lives in football kit - she doesn’t have any normal clothes - she just goes everywhere in football kit!
Her parents, Craig and Kris, described her reaction to the selection:
When she heard the news that she was selected for the squad she was absolutely beaming - super excited.
Author's summary: Olivia Jones selected for South Powys squad.