For more than a decade it has been a vision of Young Bafana to start sending players overseas to gain experience at top European clubs. In October 2023 this vision has become a reality.
Two of Young Bafana’s most promising players, Donay Poole & Liqhawe Qawu, have been given the opportunity of a lifetime to go to France and train at one of the best clubs in the country, Clermont Foot 63.
Clermont Foot 63 plays in Ligue 1 and has been a partner club of Young Bafana since March 2023 through Core Sports Capital. Read more about our partnership with Core Sports Capital here.
Our dream at Young Bafana is to send players to our partner clubs overseas annually and give them the opportunity to train with professional academies in Europe.
Sending players overseas is, however, an expensive goal. We are therefore, now more than ever, in need of donations and monetary support to allow us to give as many players as possible access to these opportunities.
Click here to make a donation and help us #ChangeLives.
Donay Poole (Left), and Liqhawe Qawu (Right) in action for Young Bafana.
The news of us sending two players overseas was so big that Cape Town TV came to the Young Bafana Arena to interview our founder, Bernd Steinhage, about the process.
Meet Themba Baka. A boy from the Lwandle township who joined Young Bafana 8 years ago as a little boy – not old enough to play and struggling with schoolwork. Today he is a promising young athlete and student enjoying success on and off the football pitch thanks to the help of Young Bafana.
Discover how Young Bafana Soccer Academy, nestled in South Africa, is passionately embracing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to drive sustainability and equality. By focusing primarily on the first five SDGs—ranging from eradicating poverty and hunger to promoting gender equality and quality education—Young Bafana empowers young athletes while actively engaging with their community.
Are you passionate about sports and soccer with a heart for community upliftment? Then this internship is for you. Young Bafana is in need of an event marketing intern from December 2023 to March 2024. The internship will take place at Young Bafana in Strand, South Africa. Apply now for the experience of a lifetime at one of South Africa’s best soccer academies.
On the 29. April, we as Young Bafana Soccer Academy wrote History. We made a sensational impact in their inaugural season by clinching the ABC Motsepe League of Western Cape title. This remarkable achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the team, as well as the strategic guidance provided by their exceptional coach, Ashraf Calvert.
Young Bafana has entered into a partnership with Core sports capital (CSC), a Swiss based company, which owns and manages soccer clubs with a high growth potential with the aim of delivering long-term sporting and economic success. This partnership will create a pathway to Europe for young South African players.
After three years of planning, Young Bafana finally put the local Girls Football in the spotlight by presenting a three day girls camp at their Headquarters in Broadlands Strand. The highlight and face of the camp was none less than Julia Simic.
