On Sunday March 6th The Jason Roberts Foundation in partnership with Aspire Wheelchair Football Club and Evergreen Wheelchair Football Club will be taking part in an exciting and innovative afternoon of sport.

Jason Roberts, MBE, will be captaining a team made up of fellow professional footballers and his own Foundation staff, using fully adapted electric powerchairs. Two teams made up from the Aspire and Evergreen squads will compete in a round robin tournament against the Foundation team.

The event has been organised to raise the profile of the Jason Roberts Foundations input into disability sport in the West London area, and also to promote the sport of Powerchair football in general. Rikin Shah, a Powerchair footballer with Aspire and Evergreen, and who also coaches for the Jason Roberts Foundation and is a lead coach in the Foundations’ disability strategy, came up with idea. He stated "For professional players to take an interest in our adapted football game is brilliant. Jason has been very supportive of disability football since my involvement with the Foundation and it will be fantastic to compete against professional footballers in this tournament, as a wheelchair user".  

Jason Roberts said, "I’m pleased to have the opportunity to compete in this event with my fellow professionals. The disability programme the Foundation has run is close to our hearts and underlines the philosophy of our work in offering a sporting chance.  Both Rikin and Rob Burton have been fundamental in enabling the Foundation to launch the disability programme in the UK and Grenada".

Steve Kelly from Aspire said “Both Aspire Powerchair Sports Club & Evergreen Powerchair Football Club are pleased to have the fantastic opportunity to work with the Jason Roberts Foundation.
We hope this event will not only highlight the Jason Roberts Foundation, but also the sporting opportunities available for Powerchair users and the sport of Wheelchair Football in general”

The event will take place at Watford Woodside Leisure Centre, WD25 7HH from 2 pm. For more information on the event contact the Jason Roberts Foundation on 07900 803905 or 07947 344602.