On Tuesday night Kalifa Cisse made a visit to local youth football team Woodley Eagles.

The former Boavista man spent time with players from the club's under 14 and under 15 teams, signing autographs and posing for photos.

He showed off his greatly improved English skills to take part in a Q&A session, telling the youngsters about his route into professional football and how he was inspired by his parents.

Kalifa revealed that Emerse Fae is his best friend at the Club, and that he also gets on very well with Stephen Hunt despite the barrier of Hunty's strong Irish accent!

He was also pleased to discover that a French market takes place in Woodley and vowed to make a visit soon!

If your school or club would like to get involved with the Royals, contact our community team on community@readingfc.co.uk or 0118 968 1415.

Or if you'd like to arrange a player visit to an event in the local community, email Abby Carter on acarter@readingfc.co.uk