One year on from the tragic passing of Asfordby FC player Callum Payne, the club – in association with Cal’s parents Royce and Louise – are putting on a tournament in his honour.
The event will be held at Asfordby’s Hoby Road ground on Saturday (KO 12.30pm).
The winners of the inaugural competition will win the newly commissioned Cal Payne Trophy.
The event hopes to raise funds for two charities, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) and The Laura Centre, based in Leicester.
Four teams with more than 70 players who had previously played with Cal will take part in what is sure to be a festival of both football and remembrance.
All support is welcome, profits from the sale of food will be divided equally between the two charities.
Asfordby under 7 Lions head coach Steph Newman has been nominated for the Coach of the Year for Youth award for the 2022 McDonald’s Grassroots Awards for Leicestershire & Rutland, ahead of next month’s awards ceremony.
