Swindon Town Academy Coach Alex Pike will be making the trip out to Karachi this weekend to help build a relationship between the two clubs.
As previously announced, the Reds are forming a relationship with Karachi FC, with the main goal being to discover exciting footballing talent in Pakistan and cement a long-standing tie-up with both communities.
As part of this, Alex Pike, one of Town's most outstanding Academy Coaches, will be making the trip out to Karachi on Saturday where he will be spending the next week or so.
During his trip, Alex will be conducting trials to identity talent while also laying on coaching sessions for both players and coaches in Karachi.
It promises to be an exciting and instrumental week for both Football Clubs, and Alex gave his thoughts on the trip, which you can watch below:
We would like to wish Alex a safe trip out to Karachi - go and make us proud!
Our Academy Coach, Alex Pike, will be heading out to Karachi tomorrow to run trials and coaching sessions as we build a relationship between our two clubs.
— Swindon Town FC (@Official_STFC) March 18, 2022
Here’s what Alex had to say ahead of his journey… #STFC 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/AQxhwKcwf8