FNB celebrates five years of young football talent
The 2016 winners of the annual FNB Football First festival are Pietermaritzburg boys and Mthatha girls.
FNB has celebrated five years of successfully developing and nurturing young, gifted football playing boys and girls from grassroots level to u.13 and u.15, through its FNB Football First Programme.
The programme was founded as a legacy project, following FNB’s involvement in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Since its inception in 2010, the programme has attracted over 29 000 young football players from 39 schools across five regions, Thohoyandou, George, Mthatha, Pietermaritzburg and Kimberley, every year.
These young, aspiring football enthusiasts are trained on artificial pitches specially created for the programme and the programme comprises 660 coaching clinics that run for 44 weeks, with each region completing an average of 132 sessions a year.
The youngsters are trained by coaches selected in collaboration with SAFA, and they undergo annual refresher courses to maintain and develop their skills.
Each year, the FNB Football First Programme selects the best players from regional tournaments to represent their region during an annual festival held in Johannesburg, where scouts have the opportunity to identify talented players.
The 2016 winners of the annual FNB Football First festival are Pietermaritzburg boys and Mthatha girls.
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