Hair company sponsors Zikode Soccer Academy in Ivory Park
MIDRAND — International hair company gives back to local soccer academy with new kit.
An international hair company, Inoar, sponsored Ivory-Park based Zikode Soccer Academy with new soccer kit and soccer balls on 6 May.
The soccer academy was founded by a local hairdresser, Shoki Ndaba, to encourage soccer development and youth skills empowerment in the area. Ndaba is a client of Inoar and had approached them for assistance. The company donated soccer kit for the 45 players of the academy and Mikasa professional soccer balls.
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Hendrien Kruger sales consultant for Inoar said that they had been working with Ndaba for more than three years, providing him with hair products from the Brazilian company.
“He told us about the soccer academy that he had established and how much potential the youngsters have. Coming from Brazil, a country that believes so much in the sport, we decided to assist him with the soccer kit,” she said.
Ndaba said he was grateful for the new kit adding that it had made a huge difference in the lives of the children. “I am so happy because most of these children are from disadvantaged families and can’t afford to buy their own kit. I am a volunteer coach and do this out of the goodness of my heart. I don’t want money, the only reward I want is to see these children happy and reaching their full potential,” concluded Ndaba.
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