Fun and love of football

Game of football is well defined by a goal; celebration, being on top of the league and respected for your dedication in finding the “behind the net” – with children and youth of New Jerusalem Children’s Home and children and youth from the surrounding communities its about fun and social cohesion.

On 5 March 2016 New Jerusalem Children’s Home ‘NJCH’ hosted a total of 12 teams on its grounds to share the love and passion of football under the umbrella of Midrand League Football Association ‘MLFA’ an event which saw girls of NJCH football team winning their first trophy since they started playing football and partaking in the community soccer challenges. The girls of New Jerusalem Children’s Home celebrated their goal from the foot technics of Benny Mbathane

Looking over our shoulders we see unity and peace 2010 soccer world cup brought to South Africa and Africa as a continent. New Jerusalem Children’s Home was given a soccer field for it children to continue the love of football, with which we aim to continue soccer skills once seen on the mother soil in 2010 by pro’s of the game. We equally see remarkable skills on our soccer field and smile as children come together for a common goal and fun with a soccer ball on their feet.

Children of today have been denied many child development programs; sport has suffered while many other socially unacceptable activities continually win the streets of our surrounding communities, for years we have known sporting codes to be a key of social discipline and unifier amongst communities and children of all ages, New Jerusalem Children’s Home and MLFA’ is committed to re-establishing the concept of a child safety through soccer, allowing children from all walks of the communities to share a soccer pitch together, celebrate and to wish each other well when they win or get lashed.

“We are a youth and children’s home; our core service is not only in championing the right of children, we wish to see them taking pride in their talent and being able to take the best they are in sports and discipline they learned in sports to the streets. The only way to build this confident in them is to let them lead and welcome friends into their very own soccer grounds and share the fun together” said Paul – NJCH soccer coach.

The next mass soccer event will be held on 4th June 2016, Under 11 soccer teams will lashing and celebrating during a two days’ soccer tournament which will be held on New Jerusalem Children’s Home soccer grounds, the two days soccer tournament will host a total of 14 soccer teams. Should you wish to sponsor this event please contact our Public Relations Officer on pro@njch.org.za – 010 224 0458 or Raymondm@njch.org.za