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KIA Street Soccer is a programme aimed at empowering communities to take ownership of their streets.  In communities riddled with high levels of inactivity, it is all too easy to fall by the wayside.  To have them involved in this programme means they take the streets into their own hands, to ensure they have alternatives. …

It may be a new year, but this year’s KIA Street Soccer Road Shows had a touch of the previous year’s magic, with many of the children arriving in their Street Soccer gear from the previous year.  This speaks of the quality of the Millé® kit, as these T-shirts looked as good as they had …

There was energy aplenty at the launch of the 4th KIA Street Soccer tournament as the Khayelitsha community gathered for this much anticipated day.  Besides the high level of energy that comes with being a pre-teen, there were energy boosters from other sources. Children love their chocolate.  Combine this with the “kick” in the ProNutro …

A politician, a soccer ball and a media man “walk into a bar”… This was the unlikely tri-alliance – sport, politics and media – as the 4th annual KIA Street Soccer league launched in Khayelitsha on Friday.  It was Good Hope fm “striker” Carl Wastie up against the reliable hands of “goalkeeper” Dr Ivan Meyer, …

Khayelitsha will be the main talking point on Friday.  Not only is the community the defending KIA Street Soccer Champion, but (and to celebrate this), they will also host the official launch of the 4th annual KIA Street Soccer Tournament.  To be held at Ummangaliso Primary School, this year’s KIA Street Soccer league promises much …

The KIA Street Soccer Road Shows movement continued its march through the mining towns of the Free State with a visit to Allanridge.  It was not gold we found there however, as we were greeted by the enthusiastic Daniel Matsau. A former football player at Kaizer Chiefs, Bloemfontein Celtic, Supersport United and Mpumalanga Black Aces, …

With all eyes looking forward to Brazil 2014 we would be forgiven for forgetting about the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Yet for Sporting Chance it is near impossible to do so, as we continue the countdown to the official launch of this year’s KIA Street Soccer programme. Started as part of the 2010 FIFA World …

Aiming to make their second KIA Street Soccer appearance even better than the first, the Free State province got their leg of the KIA Street Soccer road shows off to a fantastic start as players, coaches and the community met at Impucuko Primary School for the first in a week of Road Shows in the …

True to their slogan – People Caring for People – Town Lodge have gone the extra mile to support the development of sport in South Africa. As we endeavour to provide the children of South Africa with a Sporting Chance, much travelling is done to as many “corners” of the country as possible.  There is …