Local community is the real winner in new Wembley Super League

A new football tournament in Brent supported by WNST, the inaugural Wembley Super League, has been making positive waves over the 2019 school summer break, with dozens of local young people taking part.  The brainchild of former local councillor Zaffar Van Kalwala, working together with Abdi Farah and others from Connect Stars, the league has run a twice-weekly fixtures programme for U13 and U15 boys throughout August; with all matches played at the Ark Elvin Academy in Wembley.  A comparable girls’ tournament is scheduled to take place in the Spring of 2020, to co-incide with next year’s International Women’s Day.

It has long been noted that the borough of Brent, home of Wembley Stadium and the historic heart of football, has had no youth competition of its own.  Local teams have had to enter leagues based in neighbouring boroughs.  The Wembley Super League presents an opportunity for Brent to fashion a local resource for its clubs.  The launch of the league received good coverage in the local press: https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/free-crime-fighting-football-project-for-teens-in-wembley-1-6203306

Over 200 boys have taken part in the league this year, which is a tremendous achievement and thanks to the coaches and managers of local clubs that entered teams.  One of the key aims of the league has been to provide local young people with meaningful, structured and continuing activities in which to take part over the long summer break – something that has clearly been achieved.

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