We want to develop the football talent of boys aged 8-17 while providing a full academic sponsorship at a well-established and excellent school. First and foremost, we want to develop them to be good members of society when they return, but that can also include going to university or a life as a professional football player.

OUR VISION

The vision is that the Young Boys Academy will develop young boys to become future role models. We do this by providing them with a high-quality academic education and elite football training.

Everything is based on the holistic mindset: Body (Football), Mind (School) & Spirit (Character), which means that when the boys finish the Young Boys Academy, they have two obvious chances:

i) They have the opportunity to become professional footballers, and
ii) They have the opportunity to follow the academic path of university. And regardless, they will all become role models for future young Tanzanians - solely because of their character.

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Board & Management

  • Bo Kristiansen

  • Holger Kristiansen

  • Jens Rysgaard

  • Khadija Rashid Kawawa

  • Richard Pallangyo

  • Peter Nedergaard

  • Niels Martin Larsen

  • Vinnie Bak

They manage the operation

  • Mathias Ngurumwa

    Head of Operations

  • Alfred Itaeli

    Head of Football

  • Asnawi Ally

    Head of School

They make everyday life work

  • Tunu E. Kinasha

    Food mother

  • Tecla Mushi

    Domestic help

  • Pendo Petro Kitomary

    Domestic help

  • Doreen

    "Matron" - Substitute mother

  • Jackson Tunda

    Soccer coach

  • Christopher Joseph

    Photographer

  • Hi George

    Consultant

  • Adam Moiro

    Staff

  • Amiri O. Rashidi

    Kitchen help

  • Michael Mbise

    Staff

  • Willfred Gunda

    Staff

  • Obbrey Japhet

    Staff

  • Samson L. Laizer

    Staff, driver

"We hope that you will help us support the boys in their education. But we also hope that you have wanted to visit us - and the boys. From mid-2024, we will open the doors to a boutique sports lodge, where you are very welcome!”

VISIT US - AND THE BOYS

From autumn 2024, you will have a good opportunity to visit the Young Boys Academy - and the boys. This is when we will open our cozy little Mount Meru Sports Lodge.

If you want to see the academy - and some of the very best Africa has to offer in the form of safari, trekking, Kilimanjaro, relaxation - then you must visit us when the lodge opens.

KLM flies directly from Amsterdam to Kilimanjaro airport, from where it is only a 30-minute drive to the academy and lodge.

You will hear more when Mount Meru Sports Lodge is ready to welcome you.

contact us for more info

  • Become a sponsor

    Interested in becoming a sponsor?
    Contact us at: yba @youngboysacademy.com

  • sign up

    It costs less than 1 DKK. per day, but makes a huge difference

  • Become a volunteer

    Get an experience of a lifetime
    together with the boys