YOU WANT BELIEVE WHAT AN AMAZING WORK THESE THIKA YOUTH ARE DOING
Some of the action at the Muslim Primary School Grounds |
TYTA SOCCER ACADEMY.......
Does that name mean anything to you? It may not or you may have never heard about it. But this is just what the soccer authorities in the the country, the Youth Ministries in both the national and county governments should borrow a leaf from.
Does that name mean anything to you? It may not or you may have never heard about it. But this is just what the soccer authorities in the the country, the Youth Ministries in both the national and county governments should borrow a leaf from.
Organised and solely ran by young men in their early twenties, THIKA YOUTH TALENT ASSOCIATION (TYTA) is a football academy and the only one of its kind based in Thika Town that helps to nurture football talents in children in the age bracket of 08 -17 years, mentoring and making sure that the underutilized talent is brought to action. In this way, they help keep these kids away from bad company and dangerous habits, unite the youth during the holidays season, reduce drugs and alcohol abuse and revive the game spirit in the community which is currently dying.
The group organizes tournaments especially during the school holidays to help tap talent and maximise the kids' potential in soccer. Now in its fourth year, the academy has successfully managed to organise 12 tournaments, featuring children from Thika Town, Kiandutu Slums, Kiganjo, Kamenu, Gatuanyaga and Gatunyu in Gatanga District of Murang'a County.
Their
humble appeal is to any person, organisation, company and well wishers
who would come into their aid to help them realise their dreams. They
believe that the future of Kenyan football lies in their hands. this can
never be possible if no one sees them through this difficult part of
their career. They are also appealing to anyone who can broadcast their
tournaments 'live' on radio or television would be doing this country a
lot of justice. Any form of assistance will be highly appreciated.
As
we went to press this afternoon, The teams were very busy competing in
their 3rd edition of 2015 at the Thika Primary Grounds (under 12s),
Muslim primary grounds (under 14s & 16s) and the St Patrick's Primary
school Grounds (under 10s). This tournament was a very special one
since it was in memory of one of their colleagues, Dennis Mwangi Kimani
who passed on in June this year. It kicked off on Tuesday 11/8/015. All the participants wore black arm-bands on their left arms as a sign of respect to this dear friend and colleague. The finals for all these tournaments will be held on Sunday the 16th of August 2015. They plan to do another tournament as from Monday the 17th of this month.
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