A JOHNSTONE man has told of his delight at being able to continue providing high-quality football tours to local schools.

Jed McCabe, who is inspiresport's head of sales for Scotland and Northern Ireland, has welcomed a contract extension between the sports development tour operator and the Scottish Schools Football Association (SSFA).

The new agreement was completed at Hampden Park last week and will be in place until October 2024.

Jed told The Gazette: "We’re over the moon to continue our relationship with the SSFA and excited as to what the next few years will bring in terms of strengthening our support.

"Increasing our involvement in tournaments is a great step forward, and I'm looking forward to attending matches to see first-hand the future of school football in Scotland."

Robert Allan, president of the SSFA, added: "Inspiresport have been long term partners with the Scottish Schools Football Association, providing once-in-a-lifetime, sports development tours for schools, across the length and breadth of Scotland.

"A three year extension to the support from inspiresport for SSFA tournaments has just been announced and will take us into our 20th year of partnership.

"Should any school be looking for a football tour to one of the world’s top professional clubs, then look no further than inspiresport."

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