Spain’s professional football league LaLiga continues to find ways of growing the beautiful game in South Africa.
LaLiga South Africa based in Inanda, announced that through its partnership with IberCup South Africa, it would soon host a series of local football clinics and coaching workshops. The press conference, hosted by presenter and musician Robot Boii was held on 14 April in Sandton with attendees including former Bafana Bafana players Brian Baloyi and Naughty Mokoena.
Through the clinic, about 180 young football enthusiasts (U10 to U18) will get the chance to be trained by LaLiga coaches. Furthermore, 60 local coaches will also get the chance to attend a workshop to train and improve their skills.
LaLiga Southern Africa managing director Marcos Pelegrin said it was an honour for the organisation to have the opportunity to not only shape the growth of young players and coaches but also build a relationship with IberCup that could accelerate local players’ skills even further.
IberCup CEO Michael Bender added that the partnership was an opportunity to create platforms of recognition for young football players in the country to develop to their full potential.
“More importantly is the fact that with this football partnership, we can contribute to building a better society for our youth. We know South Africa has huge potential and, with projects like this, we establish a foothold as a country to compete on the international stage and to host more youth football events in the future,” said Bender.
“It is our dream to see our players compete against and play for some of the biggest international clubs in the coming years, and together with LaLiga this can become a reality.”
Players and coaches can register for the workshops at www.laligacampssa.com
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