Addo Football Youth Academy -AFYA

30/03/2026

18/03/2026

Building confidence is just as important as building skills. 💚🧡

At AFYA, we believe every child should grow up knowing their value and believing in their potential. Many of our learners face challenges outside of school, but those circumstances do not define who they are or what they can become.✊🏾☄️

Through conversations like these in Extra Time, we focus on building strong character, healthy self-esteem, and the confidence to believe in themselves. When young people start to see their own worth and ability, everything changes: how they learn, how they carry themselves, and how they dream about the future. ✨

Because every child deserves to know: they matter, they are capable, and their future is full of possibility. 💛💚

CommunityImpact

12/03/2026

Equipping young minds with digital skills for tomorrow’s world 📲🧑🏾‍🎓🧑🏽‍💻🧡

At AFYA, we believe that education should be engaging, creative, and fun. This week our learners explored the world of coding through interactive games and problem-solving activities.

Through these activities, the kids practiced important skills such as logical thinking, sequencing, teamwork, and perseverance. By turning coding concepts into games, they were able to understand how instructions, patterns, and algorithms work - all while laughing, competing, and learning together.

This is made possible through using the tablets. These sessions show our learners that technology is not something far away or complicated. Instead, it is something they can explore, understand, and even create themselves. The future is TODAY! 🤖💚🧡

At AFYA we are not only developing football skills - we are also building digital skills, confidence, and curiosity for the future.
Our kids are the coders and creators of the future. What a privilege to introduce them to these tools!
🔓 Lets unlock the digital world!

Nomathamsanqa MoreThanJustFootball

02/03/2026

SHOWING UP MATTERS 💚📚⚽️

The improvement isn’t small: From 48% to 71%.
A 23% increase linked directly to consistent attendance.

This also tells us something powerful: the potential is already there. Our learners don’t lack ability. They lack access: to structure, support, mentorship, and a focused space to learn. When those basic resources are consistently available, performance rises. 📈

The data shows the efficacy of the program clearly: the more they show up, the more they improve.

It’s not talent that changes.
It’s opportunity. 💛

25/02/2026

Hope grows here. 🌱⚽

At AFYA we don’t just train football skills - we grow hope.

Hope that a child can pass Grade 12.
Hope that talent can open doors.
Hope that discipline today builds leaders tomorrow.
Hope that your circumstances do not define your future.

Every practice.
Every extra-time study session.
Every mentor conversation.
Every goal scored.

It all says the same thing: You matter. You are capable. Your future is bigger than your current reality.

In a community where challenges are real, hope must be intentional. And at AFYA, we choose it every single day! 💚🧡

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23/02/2026

EXTRA TIME PROGRESS 📚✏️

As we reflect on 2025, the progress made through Extra Time is nothing short of powerful. From Term 1 to Term 4, the academic growth is clear and undeniable. By providing our kids the basics - homework support, a structured place to study, focused revision, and extra classes, we have seen learners raise their performance in a remarkable way. 📈🏆🥇

This is what happens when the basics are done well and done consistently. And if this kind of growth can happen in just one year, imagine what is still possible in the years ahead.

LETS UNLOCK THEIR POTENTIAL !! ✊🏾🧡💚

09/02/2026

More than just training ⚽🧡💚

For our players, training is not only about learning football skills.
It’s about structure, safety, and hope.

When our children are on the field, they are:
• off the streets
• surrounded by positive role models
• learning discipline, teamwork, and respect
• building confidence and self-belief

Training gives them a place where they belong, a space where they are seen, supported, and encouraged to dream bigger than their circumstances.

This is how change starts: one session at a time ✊🏾❤️

EasternCape

02/02/2026

Dear Nomathamsanqa Parents and Guardians, 🏘️🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒

AFYA warmly invites you to our 2026 Open Day / Parent Day
📆 9 February 2026
📍AV Bukani Primary School
⏰ 08:30–10:00.

The morning is an important opportunity for us to come together as partners. We will explain AFYA’s goals and objectives for the year, listen to any questions or needs from parents, and ensure that our programme is aligned with what the community and families truly require. 🧡💚

We will also assist parents with registering children for the 2026 programme and explain our consent and indemnity forms, including why registration and photo/media permissions are necessary.

We would greatly value your attendance and input as we work together to support the growth, safety, and success of our children.

We look forward to seeing you there.🇿🇦💚

Warm regards,
The AFYA Team
We play together. We grow together.

28/11/2025

✨ Introducing: The AFYA Award ✨

The AFYA Award celebrates the heart of our program, the child who shows respect, teamwork, positivity, and commitment in everything they do. 💛💚

It’s not about being the strongest or the best. It’s about character, consistency, and choosing the right attitude even when no one is watching. It honours the learner who keeps trying, keeps showing up, and keeps growing, step by step, week by week.✊🏾📚⚽️

This award reminds us that progress, effort, and heart matter just as much as talent. And that every child has the potential to rise when they are supported and believed in. 🌟

22/11/2025

✨ Celebrating the Victories of the Year ✨

Today we honoured the incredible learners of AFYA, not just for the awards they received, but for the courage, commitment, and growth they showed in every step of their journey.

From improved attendance to stronger academics, from football training to showing kindness and leadership… every small victory built a bigger story.

🏅 Positive Attitude
🏅 Most Dedicated Learner
🏅 Effort Awards
🏅 Sportsmanship
🏅 Personal Growth
🏅 And so much more…

These moments remind us why we show up every day. Our community is filled with young champions, each writing their own victory story - and today we got to celebrate them.

To our parents, coaches, volunteers, and supporters: thank you for believing in our children and in the vision of AFYA.

Here’s to a year of growth, hope, and victories, big and small. 💛⚽📚