Name: Dylan Elias
Job: Youth Mentor/Sports Program Developer
Location: Fort McMurray, AB
Pet peeve about your teammate: When he puts the same song on repeat for an hour during workouts!
Twitter: @DylElias Instagram: @dylan.elias.83
Name: Kwame Osei
Job: Phys Ed Teacher/Football Coach
Location: Fort McMurray, AB
Pet peeve about your teammate: He can be forgetful.
Twitter: @4kwameosei Instagram: @iamkwameosei
Dylan and Kwame are best friends who first met playing on rival football teams in university. They reunited in Fort McMurray in 2012 where their passion for sport helps them impact the lives of youth through their Northern Elite Football organization and mentorship program. This powerhouse team prides themselves on being the role models they never had growing up. Dylan’s stepdad left when he was only seven, leaving him to help raise his two younger brothers and become a father figure at a young age which laid the foundation for what would later become a career of mentoring youth. Kwame used football to transform his future, playing in university and then professionally with the Toronto Argonauts.
Nicknames
Dylan: Lil Dyl or Big Dyl
Kwame: Slikko or Special K
Who is your hero?
Dylan: Isy Castillo and my mom.
Kwame: My parents.
Dream Travel Destination
Dylan: Nepal
Kwame: Hawaii or Bora Bora
What past team do you most associate with?
Gino and Jesse (Season 2) – Because of their mentality, their bond, and their athleticism.
What would your team walk-on song be?
“God’s Plan” by Drake.
(All info courtesy CTV/Bell Media)