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Albion powerchair trio Dave Lewis, Chris Gordon and Marcus Harrison will be jetting off to Australia to represent England at the FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup.Pictured Marcus Harrison, Chris Gordon and Dave Lewis of WBA & England Powerchair Football squads, taken at a training session in West Bromwich, UK on 17 Aug 2023, ahead of the FIPFA 2023 Powerchair Football World Cup which is to be held in Sydney, Australia in October.
Lewis insists England are among the favourites ahead of the competition, and is confident that the squad's preparation leaves them in good stead to grasp the opportunity Down Under. "We really want to do well and we are going out there to win. We are deemed one of the favourites to win it and that carries more pressure with it.
It was the sport's first-ever televised event, and Lewis is excited by how much the sport has grown in recent years.
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