{"id":13878,"date":"2019-07-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/draumaferd-a-rey-cup-med-vidkomu-i-hafnarfirdi\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T09:01:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T09:01:49","slug":"dream-trip-to-the-rey-cup-with-a-stopover-in-hafnarfjordur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/draumaferd-a-rey-cup-med-vidkomu-i-hafnarfirdi\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream trip to the Rey Cup with a stop in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur"},"content":{"rendered":"

The dream journey from Got Agulu
\nto Kenya for the Rey Cup in Reykjav\u00edk \u2013 with a stopover in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/strong><\/p>\n

Great celebrations broke out in Got Agulu in Kenya when
\nIt was clear that the distant dream of 15 boys aged 11-14 of taking part in
\nA football tournament in Iceland became a reality. The school's boys' team has been training hard in
\nwinter in the hope of making the dream come true and the anticipation in them
\nThe group and the atmosphere in the village were therefore high before their journey. The group arrived in Iceland on Saturday along with three others.
\ntour operators and will be in Iceland until 30 July. Mayor R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir
\ninvited the group to visit the town hall today and gave them a very warm welcome
\nto Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and Iceland.<\/p>\n

The support and goodwill of many people made the dream a reality. <\/h4>\n

Preparations have been underway for almost two years and the project
\nenjoy great support and goodwill from a number of parties and all those involved
\nin the planning and execution of the Rey Cup have shown both interest and done everything to
\nMake the project a success, e.g. by waiving participation fees, etc. Fundraising
\nto raise enough money to pay for the team's journey to
\nThe Iceland project was launched in May and, within a few weeks, it was possible to raise sufficient funds.
\nfrom individuals, companies, institutions and organisations that joined forces
\nwith the fantastic team #TeamGotAgulu. The City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur has supported the project well and offered
\nThe group has been provided with accommodation in the school and other assistance, and a programme has been organised for them.
\nthe group from the start of the trip until the day of departure. The sports clubs in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur have
\nalso briefed on the project and offered his assistance and is, among other things, hoping
\nso that friendly matches can be played against both FH and Haukar, outside the
\nOrganised match schedule.<\/p>\n

No one has ever travelled beyond the county boundaries<\/h4>\n

None of the boys has travelled outside the county before and
\nIt is a trip abroad, all the way to a sports competition with peers.
\ntheir dream in Iceland is of a magnitude that we are not used to at all
\nconditions and terms we can hardly imagine. Over the last 10 years, the couple and the Hafnfir\u00f0ingarnir, Paul
\nRamses Odour and Rosmary Atieno are running a project which aims to build
\nand to establish a nursery and primary school in the village of Got Agulu in Kenya, where they are from.
\nboth originated. With a concerted effort and a great deal of hard work, they managed to collect
\nfunding to build and open a nursery school in the village in 2012 and
\nThe primary school opened in August 2015. There are a total of 270 pupils at the school, which is named Verslo.,
\nwhere the students and teachers of the Business School have generously supported the project.
\nThe projects have been supported by a number of individuals, companies and organisations.
\nin Iceland and Icelanders have, among other things, worked with them on development
\nof the school's work.<\/p>\n

\"GotAgulu\"<\/p>\n

No organised sporting activities, but a great interest in football.<\/h4>\n

In Got Agulu there is no organised sporting activity, but there is a great deal of
\nInterest in football. Recently, work has been underway to establish
\nin the village sports club, and the staff of the primary school have been there for the children.
\nguidance and support in that task. Already, several Icelandic
\nSports clubs provided them with important support and encouragement and sent them
\nnecessary equipment, such as football boots, balls and kits. Regular training began
\nSoon, about two years ago, this idea came up to apply.
\nEligibility to play for one of their teams at the ReyCup, which is an international tournament.
\nA football tournament held annually in Iceland. Now this dream has become a reality. <\/p>\n

You can follow The journey of the boys from Got Agulu HERE<\/a> But the journey has been an adventure, with many incidents, some more difficult than others. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Draumafer\u00f0in fr\u00e1 Got Agulu \u00ed Ken\u00eda \u00e1 Rey Cup \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk \u2013 me\u00f0 vi\u00f0komu \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i Mikil fagna\u00f0arl\u00e6ti brutust \u00fat \u00ed Got Agulu \u00ed Ken\u00eda \u00feegar lj\u00f3st var a\u00f0 fjarl\u00e6gur draumur 15 drengja \u00e1 aldrinum 11-14 \u00e1ra um \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00e1 f\u00f3tboltam\u00f3ti \u00e1 \u00cdslandi var\u00f0 a\u00f0 veruleika. Drengjali\u00f0 sk\u00f3lans hefur \u00e6ft st\u00edft \u00ed vetur \u00ed von […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13878"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}