Since the middle of 2021, 1. FC Cologne and Young Bafana have recently further expanded their partnership. In addition to a very successful shoe and boot donation campaign and numerous other donations in the form of training equipment, the two clubs are striving to expand the teaching structures of the children as well as workshops and further training for our coaches. With the help of the football school Heinz Flohe of the 1. FC Cologne, coaches, and players will be trained in order to increase the quality of the education at Young Bafana. In addition, FC will provide numerous training videos and online coaching seminars for football development. For the opening of our arena in the spring of this year, we had the pleasure of welcoming Jorge (coach of 1. FC Köln) as our guest of honor here in South Africa.
YB Update
Young Bafana Girls Changerooms
Young Bafana currently supports close to 200 players, yet only a handful are girls. This is why we’ve taken an important step by building two dedicated changing rooms for girls — not just as infrastructure, but as a clear message: girls belong here too.
April 10, 2026
