Sports Development
Sports Development is the catalyst behind this iconic and hallmark event of bringing the legends of Soccer together for a Festival whereby the beneficiary will be All the Sporting Codes in KZN.
“Sport has the power to change the world. It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers. Sport can create hope where once there was despair.”
- Nelson Mandela
It is for this reason why GameOn! and iSpire Holdings joined forces with Professional Football Association (PFA) to bring you the Premier legends of UK Football together with the Soccer legends of South Africa and all those around the Continent.
Primier Soccer League
The PSL is among the best administered and successful Top Football Leagues in the world. It is in this vein that the festival organizers intend to tap into the PSL success by partnering with this body in forging the success of this Football Festival.
Based on the PSL initiative, the organizers are in discussion with the PSL with the view of joining forces in order of linking with SA Premier Teams and schools prior to the event taking place. The initiative is to hold a series of soccer clinics with schools in KZN with PSL Premier Clubs and Soccer Legends from both SA and UK including other influential Legends in other parts of the African Continent. The goal is to identify talented kids and invite them to participate in a trial soccer development clinic on Saturday prior to the finals in July. The incentive for the kids will be the prize for the most talented kid to win a trip to the UK with his/or her parents to view a Premier League home game and attend training and possibly a trial.
South African Football Association
We believe there are discussion with SAFA and SAB Miller, they would like to honor the Bafana - Bafana 96' team on their 23rd year anniversary of winning the Africa Cup of Nations by hosting them at our Festival and playing an exhibition game versus a select XI from UK Legends as a finale to close the Festival. SAFA and the Bafana- Bafana Legends together with the World Soccer Legends will be involved in a Soccer Clinic on a date still to be confirmed prior to the final games taking place. SAFA will use this opportunity to identify talented players to join their Future Elite Soccer Academy which is to be built in KZN.