Cardiff City fans Craig Moulden and Connah Hughes will be living their own Bluebirds dream on Sunday.
The two men will represent supporters by playing in Kevin McNaughton’s benefit match at Cardiff City Stadium (3pm).
They will be in the changing rooms and on the pitch alongside Craig Bellamy, Darren Purse, Michael Chopra, McNaughton and more.
Moulden, 32, is from Abercynon and says: “It’s surreal. I’m still struggling to comprehend what is going to happen.
“I’m a Bluebirds fan home and away and being invited to play in Kevin McNaughton’s game is a dream come true.
“It’s 10 years since I played in a match, but I can’t wait to get out there.”
Moulden is in Dublin for the Republic of Ireland v Wales World Cup qualifier and flies back to Cardiff on Saturday before joining the McNaughton testimonial teams at Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday.
Teenager Hughes, from Porth in the Rhondda, is a former Newport County and Torquay United scholarship player who is now studying football coaching at the University of South Wales.
Hughes, 19, says: “I’m a Cardiff City fan and it feels overwhelming to even think about playing in the same match as Bellamy and the others.
“It’s going to be something special.”
The ticket office at Cardiff City Stadium is open on Sunday and standard tickets for McNaughton’s benefit match are £10 with concessions available. They can be purchased via the Cardiff City ticket website: https://www.eticketing.co.uk/cardiffcity/details/event.aspx?itemref=5452 or in person at the stadium.
The ticket office telephone number is 0845 345 1400. Spectators can pay on the day.
Kevin McNaughton testimonial squads:
Super Kev’s team: Kevin McNaughton, Mark Hudson, Ben Turner, Lee Naylor, Stephen McPhail, Riccy Scimeca, Craig Conway, Don Cowie, Steven Thompson, Michael Chopra, Jon Parkin, Alex Winter, Matthew Pritchard, Barry McNaughton, Ross O’Donaghue, Darren Mackie, Craig Moulden.
Bellamy’s Boys: Craig Bellamy, Andy Legg, Darren Purse, Peter Whittingham, Paul Parry, Robert Earnshaw, Andy Campbell, Trevor Sinclair, Craig Noone, Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink, Sean Connelly, Chris Barker, Jason Mohammad, Connah Hughes.
