This month the African-Caribbean Engagement programme [ACE] took another giant leap forward in their extraordinary story with the announcement of rookie professional contracts for two of their best graduates.
Troy Henry, ACE’s club captain, and Amy Wheeler both appeared on Sky Sports to sign their contracts live on air, with Eoin Morgan collecting their official signatures while ACE’s founder, Ebony Rainford-Brent, looked on.
“We had a vision of being able to produce players all the way from the grassroots to professionals,” said Rainford-Brent. “An...