Trafford Magic Under 16s head to Spain this week to attend the International Chus Mateo Academy Tournament.

Trafford Magic U16 Head Coach Ollie Verbukas is excited about taking his team to Spain, he said: “The whole team is looking forward to this great opportunity to play and compete in the Chus Mateo Tournament in Spain, Madrid.

“This will help our U15 team a great deal and will give them a valuable experience playing against one of the best European clubs in Fluenabrada and against other top teams from Spain, Sweden and Finland.

“I would like to say a huge thank you to all the people that donated, helping the team be able to participate in the Tournament.”

The Tournament has 3 categories Under 14 and Under 16 Boys and Under 14 Girls, Trafford will face Under 16 teams from Finland, Sweden and Spain.

Tournament Schedule/Results (Times are Spanish times):
Friday 17th February
12:30pm Magic 43 – 99 HBA PHYK (Finland)
6:45pm Magic 24 – 66 CB Fuenlabrada (Spain)
Saturday 18th February
4:00pm Magic 71 – 79 Malbas (Sweden)
Sunday 19th February
12:30pm 3rd/4th place Magic 50 – 47 Malbas (Sweden)

Video of the games will be available here

(updated 19/02/2017 at 13:14)