Official Site of Arsenal · May 8, 2023
Girls hitting the net for Islington
The Arsenal Foundation has helped to fund the Islington District girls’ team, with Arsenal in the Community providing kit, equipment and access to Arsenal Women games too. We hear from three local girls who love the game and striving to keep on getting better and better.
Silya Hamri (above), 11, tells us about how she got a place in the team via a chance encounter with London Football Schools…
“My parents are from Algeria but I was born in Islington so of course I am a big Arsenal fan – I was really happy when I recently had the opportunity to meet Leah Williamson. I’m in Year 6 at school and I also enjoy gymnastics, although I recently gave that up to concentrate on football.