Nicola Tennant has been taken on to set up disabled football in Wales

Nicola Tennant has been taken on as Wales' first coordinator to take charge disabled football throughout the country.

She took on the job after noticing that her sister Lucy, who has Down's Syndrome, was not being given the chance to play much sport because of her disability.

The 27-year-old hopes that by the end of the year she will have set up a football squad that is ready to compete with other national teams.

"It is going to be a very busy year, but my passion is football and I hope that I can get a squad playing competitively soon," she said.

"My sister has been my inspiration.

Disabled football will be set up across the country

"I am from Conwy in north Wales and the area that we lived in, there was nothing for her to do.

"She was always looking on from the sidelines because there was nothing for her to do.

"So I took in on myself to sort things out and it has become my mission," she said.

Nicola, has spent the past three years working as a disability sports officer in Conwy Council.

But she admits that her new job presents a tough challenge because there is currently no national structure supporting disabled football in Wales.

"We want to give disabled people the chance to have a go instead of sitting on the side lines.

"We are going to be working with people of all ages and all abilities.

Connor Knapton and Sam Kendell are football fans

"I grasped this opportunity because although pockets of activity exist in Wales, disability football has so much potential for growth."

Nicola is planning on working with six groups of players to set up a national squad for each category - blind, visually impaired, deaf, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities and amputee.

Two young players, Connor Knapton and Sam Kendell, both aged 11, who have been coached by Nicola said they were excited by the prospect of the setting up of national teams for disabled players.