Football's coming home to Fife as they host inaugural event in October

Fife will host the first ever Amputee Football Nations League competition in October.

The Scotland National Amputee squad will face the Netherlands, Albania, Azerbaijan and Kosovo in Group D.

It takes place at Dalgety Bay Sport and Leisure Centre with 10 matches being played across two days on the 28th and 29th of October. 

The Kingdom is the home of Scotland player Iain Matthew, who was behind the plan to bring the tournament to the region. 

He said: “From running a pilot project with a handful of players in 2017 to fronting a Scotland squad for an international tournament signals the growth and appetite for this sport in Scotland.   “When the players are on the pitch, disabilities are secondary.  It’s simply about individuals coming together to play competitive football at a high level.

"Representing your country is something many can only dream about, and the honour is not lost on this team.

“I owe a lot to the people of Fife for supporting me during my paralympic career and there’s nowhere I’d rather see host this tournament. The scenery will showcase Scotland at its finest for our overseas visitors and I hope that local people will come and cheer on Scotland.”

Mr Matthew is from Glenrothes and is the director of the Amputee Football Association Scotland which was set up in 2017 for those with limb loss to take part in the sport. 

Eighteen teams will take part, with them being spilt into four divisions, and all matches are being live streamed. 

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