Young Tottenham visitors spurred by starry surprise

On a trip of a lifetime to Tottenham Hotspur, five children from the AIA Singapore-Spurs Elite Football Camp received a special surprise in London on Aug 28, when they got to meet first-team players from the English Premier League club.

- Melvyn Teoh

LONDON - On a trip of a lifetime to Tottenham Hotspur, five children from the AIA Singapore-Spurs Elite Football Camp received a special surprise in London on Aug 28, when they got to meet first-team players from the English Premier League club.

Hallie Marshanda Izwan, Gautham Sivakkumaar, Hykel Morris, Judah Koh and Ryan Ameer were selected from a group of 21 youngsters who went to the camp in Koh Samui, Thailand, in June.

The four-day trip saw them travelling to London to catch the Spurs first team at the club's training ground in Enfield, where they got their jerseys signed by the players. On Aug 30, they also watched the English Premier League game between Thomas Frank's side and Bournemouth at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

There was also a surprise in store for them during their AIA content shoot.

Initially they were told that academy players would be joining them for some drills, but four first-team players — midfielders Archie Gray and Mohammed Kudus, defender Kevin Danso and goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario — showed up instead.