Budding young footballers from St. Peter’s Primary School were put through their paces by Northern Ireland’s top professional football freestyler, Sam Madden, in an action-packed visit to the National Football Stadium as part of safefood’s partnership with the Irish Football Association.

Sam Madden passed on his footballing freestyle skills to the Belfast school’s P6 class after teacher, Miss Rooney, won a safefood competition that included a tour of the Education and Heritage Centre at the National Football Stadium and a signed Northern Ireland jersey.

safefood as the Irish FA’s Official Healthy and Safe Eating Partner aims to encourage more kids to make healthy food choices and be active through its football based ‘On the Ball – Healthy Know How for Active Kids’ programme of activities and events.

Pictured with Sam Madden, Laura Reilly and Hayley Linehan from safefood, Mark McAlister and Regan McFarland from the Irish FA is Phoenix Wilson, Padraig O’ Loan, Cillian Rooney, Aarya Thakur, Aodhan Mc Cleave, Evie- Mae Murphy, Leo Wong, Alfie Shortt, Stephen Ghobrial, Ruby- Rose Duffy Delaney, Alexa Mc Nerney, Tori Jennings, Micheal Kelly, Riley Corbett, Kevin Park Ponisi from St. Peter’s Primary School.

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