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22 Athlone News Wednesday July 8 2009 SPORT
JOHN ADAMS
Old Mutual Academy’s Keeno Shel-
lar could bring unprecedented suc-
cess to the national team in future.
That is according to his high school
soccer coach, Dawood Tregonning.
Shellar has turned heads and
denied opponents access to goal
since he was a little boy.
When he’s not turning out for
the Academy’s under-19 squad,
Sheller stars for Beacon Hill High,
who are second on the Mr Price sen-
ior schools log.
In 2008, he was Old Mutual Acad-
emy’s Vodacom league player of the
year. Now he has taken another step
in the maturation process and
signed a contract with PSL outfit
Super Sport.
“I want to take my soccer as far
as possible. I’m going to have to
train hard to get there and I am pre-
pared to work for my goal,” said
Shellar.
Coaches who have had the oppor-
tunity to train the young star have
marvelled at his abilities, leader-
ship and work ethic.
“He is very quiet off the field,
but on the field he is a different per-
son,” said Neil Pain, who coached
him for the past three years in the
Vodacom league.
“When he talks, the other play-
ers listen because they know it is
going to be beneficial. He is out-
standing in class and on the field.
He is magnificent academically and
is well-disciplined,” Tregonning
added.
Despite the accolades, Shellar
remains well-grounded and very
close to his family.
With the confidence and excite-
ment of a new adventure knocking
at his door, Keeno is still listening to
the instructions of his coaches and
his parents’ advice.
“He will just need the right guid-
ance. When youngsters leave Cape
Town, especially to go to Johannes-
burg, they struggle because it is
tough out there. But I think he
could go all the way because on just
football abilities, he has all the cre-
dentials, said Pain.
The highest praise for Shellar
came from Tregonning. “If we want
to make Bafana Bafana a success,
then they need Keeno on the team,”
he said
PICTURE: DUNCAN VAN NIEKERK
■ Old Mutual Academy’s Keeno Shellar in action during a Mr Price fixture in Mitchell’s Plain.
Opportunity knocks as Old Mutualplayer signs with Supersport United
PICTURE: COLIN BROWN
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