05/10/2026
❤️⚽ FROM OUR HEARTS — THANK YOU, GARDEN ROUTE! ⚽❤️
What a weekend! What started as a vision to create an opportunity for young people has once again brought our community together through the beautiful game of football. 🙏🏽🏆
The Youth For Change Annual Garden Route Youth Soccer Tournament 2026 has officially come to an end, and we would like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to every single person who played a part in making it possible.
🏆 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CHAMPIONS!
🥇 U13 Champions — Academy
🥇 U11 Champions — Academy
🥇 U18 Champions — Academy
🥇 Soccer Ladies Champions — Millan FC 🎉🏆
Congratulations to all our winners! Your hard work, determination and commitment paid off. We are incredibly proud of you. 👏🏽⚽
But to every team that participated, we want you to know that you are all winners in your own way. ❤️
Thank you for travelling, competing, believing in your teams and helping us create an unforgettable tournament. Your passion, sportsmanship and energy made this tournament what it was.
🙏🏽 TO OUR AMAZING ORGANISING TEAM
Behind every successful tournament are people who work tirelessly when nobody is watching.
To our organising team — you were absolutely amazing! 👏🏽🔥
From planning, fixtures, fields, teams, referees, logistics and everything in between, your dedication and sacrifices made this tournament possible.
A special thank you to Bongile Tabata for making sure we had referees throughout the tournament. Your contribution was extremely important, and we truly appreciate you. 🙏🏽⚽
📸 TO MUSA PIXELS
A very special thank you to Musa Pixels, our photographer, for being there to capture every moment. 📸❤️
Football gives us moments that deserve to be remembered — the goals, celebrations, tears, tackles, trophies, smiles and memories shared with family and friends.
Thank you for making sure those moments will live on beyond the tournament. 🙏🏽📸
🤝🏽 TO OUR SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS
We cannot thank you enough for believing in our vision and investing in our young people.
❤️ Shell Ultra City
❤️ Plett Country Club
❤️ Offshore Adventures
❤️ Elephant Park
❤️ Dylan Oliver
❤️ Slander
❤️ Ted
❤️ Jason
❤️ Duncan Brown
Your support helped us turn an idea into a reality.
🌍 THIS IS MORE THAN FOOTBALL
For Youth For Change, this tournament is not simply about who lifted a trophy.
It is about creating opportunities for young people.
It is about keeping our youth active, giving them something positive to believe in, discovering talent, building confidence, creating friendships and showing our young people that their dreams are worth pursuing. ❤️
Today, we celebrate the champions. 🏆
But we also celebrate every player who stepped onto the field, every coach who believed in their team, every parent who supported their child, every referee who officiated a match, every volunteer who gave their time, every sponsor who believed in us and every spectator who came out to support.
YOU ALL MADE THIS TOURNAMENT POSSIBLE. 🙏🏽❤️
From the entire Youth For Change family:
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU! ❤️🙏🏽⚽
We started this tournament with a vision.
We are ending it with memories, friendships, lessons and renewed hope for the future of our young people. 🌍❤️
Until we meet again on the football field… keep believing, keep playing and keep chasing your dreams. ⚽🔥🏆
