Congo Town- Robert Sports Academy has been certificated by the Liberia Football Association (LFA) after fulfilling all the legal requirements to operate its grassroots football program.
By Jaheim T. Tumu- [email protected]
The Paynesville-based academy, currently runs U-12, U-15, and U-17 football programs and is expected to participate in all LFA youth football leagues starting this year.
Robert Wuo Feahn, a long-time football enthusiast who founded the academy, expressed his excitement at the recognition, saying it aligns with his childhood dream of impacting lives through sports.
Feahn, who runs the academy alongside his vice president, Prince Karbadeh, emphasized that the academy’s main goal is not only to develop soccer talents but also to change the lives of young people through education.
“It has always been a childhood dream to impact lives, mainly through sports. I am happy that this dream is coming to reality with this recognition by the Liberia Football Association,” Feahn told FrontPage Africa.
Adding, “We have noticed that most of the kids just want to play football. They don’t have much interest in education. We want to change that. We want to create a platform for both soccer and education.”
He further emphasized that to address the lack of interest in education among young footballers, the academy has partnered with Destiny Cooper Multilateral School of Excellence in Paynesville.
He disclosed that the partnership will allow players of the academy to enroll at the school under a tuition bargaining agreement.
Accordingly, he said that the academy plans to offer exclusive football classes that focus on the theoretical aspects of the game, enhancing the players’ understanding of football fundamentals.
He emphasized that the academy also aims to help children affected by drugs and harmful substances by bringing them into the program and transforming their lives through football.
” We know how important football is, so we are also using this program to bring kids from the ghettos and have them transformed. We started that already and it’s working,” he said.
Feahn acknowledged one of the major challenges facing the academy is getting parents involved, as many still view football as an unreliable career choice. He urged parents to support their children’s involvement in grassroots football programs, despite the difficulties.
“We have noticed that most of the kids just want to play football. They don’t have much interest in education. We want to change. We want to create a platform for both soccer and education,” he added.
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