{"id":3071,"date":"2022-07-21T02:51:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T02:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soca263updates.com\/?p=3071"},"modified":"2022-09-09T17:49:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T17:49:36","slug":"antonio-in-belgium-for-kv-menchelen-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/soca263updates.com\/?p=3071","title":{"rendered":"Antonio In Belgium For KV Mechelen Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Highly rated Dynamos teenage forward Bill Antonio left the country on Tuesday for Belgium where he is set for trials at top division side KV Mechelen<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 19-year-old Prince Edward Boys High School graduate was spotted departing at the Robert Mugabe Airport for Belgium where he is due to undergo a four week assessment at the Belgian first division side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dynamos FC 19 year-old winger Bill Leeroy Antonio, now in Belgium for trials @ Belgian top-flight club KV MECHELEN\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeraldZimbabwe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HeraldZimbabwe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chakariboy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Chakariboy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HMetroSport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HMetroSport<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZTNPrime?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZTNPrime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ashtikiwa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ashtikiwa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveVickers5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SteveVickers5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larry_moyo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@larry_moyo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u7JYloMRTX\">pic.twitter.com\/u7JYloMRTX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pats Chichie Nhamburo (@chichiemwale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chichiemwale\/status\/1549830961982046209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to The Herald, Antonio has been on the radar of KV Mechelen for a while now and was scheduled to go for trials in April but failed due to logistical problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Bill was actually supposed to have gone to Belgium in 2019, then last year. 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