Teversal club donates dozens of football kits to empower children in Africa

Teversal FC staff Nick Briggs, Sally Wilkinson and Kev Newton donated dozens of kits the club was no longer using to the Spring of Life Association Gambia (SOLAG) – to help with its Onside Soccer Gambia programme.

The project allows children to be involved in building the community, through educating and empowering young people through sports.

Club football secretary Kev Newton said: “This is the first time we’ve done anything like this and we are delighted to see the photos of the boys, girls and young men and ladies benefiting from our donations.”

The kit donation will see young people in the Gambia having access to decent football gear for free.

Mr Newton added: “You hear of this type of scheme, but rarely do you see the benefits.

"It makes us proud to think our own community spirit not only benefits us locally, but through football this has given us and other clubs the opportunity to help the wider football community.

"We hope we can be of assistance again in the future.”

Andrew Mendy, of the Spring of Life Association Gambia, said: “I would like to thank Teversal FC for the generous donation of football kit for our football project.

"Our goal at Onside Soccer Gambia is to build community through sports and we appreciate and welcome this support.

“Dozens of young people will benefit from this kind gesture.”