FORMER Hereford FC captain Joel Edwards was lifting silverware once again last weekend when he won the Welsh League Cup (Nathaniel MG Cup) with Cardiff Met.

The 27-year-old defender has been with the Welsh Premier side since leaving Hereford in July 2017.

After losing to TNS in last years final the Students faced Division One side Cambrian & Clydach Vale Boys and Girls Club on Saturday.

They ran out 2-0 victors with Adam Roscrow netting a brace to spark wild celebrations.

"It was awesome to win the cup," said Edwards.

"The game wasn't great to be honest but the result was the only thing that mattered. It was one of those games which didn't flow right but we were on top for the majority.

"We took our chances when they came and scraped the result. It is why we take part and play the game to win stuff.

"We have a good group of players and a lot of students came to watch. We are one big family."

While playing his second season for the university team Edwards is also studying Sports Coaching and running coaching business 'First Step Footy'.

The company is a football-based activity session for boys and girls aged between two-and-a-half and seven years old.

"I study most days, we train twice a week in the evenings before playing our matches in the Welsh Premier mostly at weekends," added Edwards.

"The travelling is a bit more than I was used to with Hereford as some away trips can be four or five hours, but that's part of football.

"I think it's a similar standard, the teams at the top like TNS are very good footballing sides while others are more physical so it's a good mixture."

Edwards and Cardiff Met narrowly missed out on a place in the Europa League last season when they were beaten in the play-off final 1-0 by Cefn Druids.

This season Cardiff Met sit in seventh out of 12 teams before the league ahead of the second phase but have a chance to make the play-off finals again.

After Edwards finishes his coaching course he aims to return to playing football Herefordshire alongside expanding 'First Step Footy' into county schools.

"I haven't really thought about it but I want to keep playing football as long as I can at the best standard," added Edwards.

"It's likely to be more local football alongside my coaching."