Academy

The Sunderland AFC Keroche football academy now has a record number of children and youth across our 5 academy age groups. It has steadily risen over the years, and now caters for 130 players/children. All of whom are hoping to be sponsored, so we can carry on their development.

If you would like to sponsor one of the players in any of our 5 academy age groups, just pick one who’s picture has “AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR” on their picture (There are still players available in all of our academy age groups, please just keep scrolling down to find them) 

We dedicate the academy section of our website, to our former Under 15’s academy player JOHN NJENGA, who sadly took his own life at the tender age of only 15yrs, in 2018.

    

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THE MAIN OVERALL SPONSORS OF OUR ACADEMY FOR THE 2023-24 SEASON ARE RPS PALLETS

MAIN SPONSORS OF OUR SENIOR ACADEMY

RPS PALLETS became the new main sponsors of our academy for the 2023-24 season

Based at Eaglescliffe in the N.E. of England, their managing director is a fanatical Sunderland fan and season ticket holder.

To find out more about their UK nationwide business, please visit their website at the following link https://rpsltd.com/

We would like to thank them for their support.

MUNGU AKUBARIKI (God bless you)

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Under 17’s Main Academy sponsorship is still available for the 2023-24 season, for only £500.

YOU COULD HAVE YOUR NAME or company name here

For further details please contact Gary Lamb, on:- +44 (0) 7880732078

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Under 15’s Main Academy sponsorship is still available for the 2023-24 season, for only £500.

YOU COULD HAVE YOUR NAME or company name here

For further details please contact Gary Lamb, on:- +44 (0) 7880732078

 

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Under 13’s Main Academy sponsorship is still available for the 2023-24 season, for only £500.

YOU COULD HAVE YOUR NAME, OR YOUR COMPANY NAME HERE.

For further details please contact Gary Lamb, on:- +44 (0) 7880732078

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Our Junior Academy main sponsorship package for the 2023-24 season is still available for only £500.

YOU COULD HAVE YOUR NAME, OR YOUR COMPANY NAME HERE.

For further details please contact Gary Lamb, on:- +44 (0) 7880732078

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The Sunderland AFC Keroche academy is made up of 5 categories,

(A) Senior academy. (B) Under 17’s academy (C) Under 15’s academy (D) Under 13’s (E) Junior academy.

Under 21’s/Senior academy, (Sponsored by RPS PALLETS of EAGLESCLIFFE, UK)

Under 17’s Academy, (CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR)

Under 15’s Academy, (CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR)

Under 13’s Academy (Currently available to sponsor)
Junior Academy, (CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR)

See the following link for sponsorship details) http://safckeroche.com/sponsorshippackages/ 

If you would like to sponsor any player, from any of our academy age groups, please just view all the players below, from all our various academy age groups, if their picture states “AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR”, you can simply choose your preferred player, who is still hoping to be sponsored. Then simply call, text or WhatApp our UK president GARY LAMB on UK Mobile no: 07880732078. Gary will be able to give you details of how to make your sponsorship payment of £50 per player, either by bank transfer, Paypal or cheque.

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All of our academy’s are overseen by our academy head coach

GODFREY NG’ANG’A aka “NGASHO”

 

A number of our 1st team players, also give up their free time on Saturdays (If they don’t have a game) to help Ngasho to coach the kids. All of our academy age groups train every Saturday during school terms. But train from Tuesday-Saturday during any school holidays.

Our main aim at this stage is to keep the children off the streets, but also to develop their talents in a safe environment. Most games at this level are “In-house” friendlies although our under 15’s and under 13’s are now competing in the new junior leagues. Our under 17’s, get to compete in local tournaments, and may get a competitive game during the school holidays against other local academy teams, or a local school whenever possible. Any local kids in our area wishing to attend are welcome, and we NEVER refuse any child, regardless of their talent.

Also unlike European academies, we never release any child, regardless of talent, because we realise they have nothing else to enjoy, plus most of their close friends are in our academy.

The children from the above categories, also have the opportunity to be ball boys/girls at 1st team games, on a rotational system.

As the kids progress through the various academy’s those who are showing potential talent are promoted through the various age groups and then onto the senior academy, which are overseen by our academy head coach. (Even those not showing potential, are still welcome to attend)

BEN WAITHAKA. (Assistant academy coach)

  

At this stage Ben organises regular friendly games on Saturdays or Sundays for the senior academy, to give the lads the feel of competitive games. He also enters them into tournaments, and senior academy players are welcome to train with the 1st team players, to build up their fitness levels and skills.

In the last 10yrs, 33 senior academy players have gone on to be 1st team players, which is great testament to the dedication of all those who help, in the various stages of their progression through our academy.

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SENIOR ACADEMY MAIN SPONSORS (Sponsored by RPS PALLETS) 

Our senior academy team hold a remarkable record of only 1 defeat in 11yrs, which happened in 2014, and now remain unbeaten for 9yrs. On January 29th 2022 they won the NAIVASHA ACADEMY’S CUP FINAL, defeating VIWANDANI ACADEMY 2-1 in the final.

SOME OF OUR SENIOR ACADEMY LADS.

SENIOR ACADEMY PLAYERS FOR THE 2023-24 SEASON:

(47 PLAYERS) This is our largest academy, and we still have 3 of our senior academy players hoping to be sponsored for the 2023-24 season for only £50 per player per season. To do this please text or call our UK president GARY LAMB on UK mobile: +44 (0) 7880732078. Also available on Whatsapp.

Players sponsors for the Senior academy, include the following people:

Bertie Hunter-Bartlett, Local Glass & Glazing, Keith Atkinson Cowley, Jim Eilbeck, Brian Banks, Barry Cougle, Simon Austin x 2, Rob, Trevor & Joe Anderson x 2, Stephen Geers, Dave Lawson, The Louth family, Aden Banks, Lee Williams, Graham Russell, Paul & Sue Purvis, Our UK vice President John Eilbeck x 5, Dennis Pallister, Alex Woodmass, Eamonn Callaghan, Ian Greenway, Dave & Luca Jackson, Andrew Yearsley, Harald Skaarnes, Rob Robinson, Les Dodd, Sophia White, Colin Shaw of Shaw Scaffolding, Joy Hamilton, Stephen McGuire, Jean Dennison, Debbie Jackson, Kelvin Lax, Mark & Kat Hall, Georgina Anderson, Colin Thompson, Eamonn Foley, Adriano Leng, and Jesse Pye. 

  

   

  

     

   

  

  

    

   

   

  

   

  

  

  

 

 

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UNDER 17’s ACADEMY

Under 17’s Main Academy sponsorship is still available for the 2023-24 season, for only £500.

YOU COULD HAVE YOUR NAME or company name here

For further details please contact Gary Lamb, on:- +44 (0) 7880732078

We currently have 24 players in the under 17’s academy.

Players sponsors for the under 17’s section currently include the following:

Keith Dolan, Tony Ratton x 2, Dan Todner, Barry McGinn SNR, Trevor, Rob & Joe Anderson, Steven & Melanie Tye, Robert Gray, Adriano Leng x 2, & Simon Austin. 

(Leaving 13 players still hoping to be sponsored) 

     

  

 

    

  

  

  

  

  

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UNDER 15’s ACADEMY, 

Main Academy sponsorship is still available for the 2023-24 season, for only £500.

YOU COULD HAVE YOUR NAME or company name here

Our under 15’s boys proudly wearing their Bradley Lowery shirts, in memory of their “Hero” BRADLEY LOWERY, a young Sunderland fan in the UK, who sadly passed away due to Cancer, at the tender age of only 6yrs,

The under 15’s academy, currently has 19 players, many of which are still hoping to be sponsored.

Under 15’s player sponsors include: Dave Lawson, Barry McGinn Snr, Our UK President Gary Lamb x 5, Adriano Leng, Sean McArdle, and Mrs Jo Copeland.

(Leaving 9 players still hoping to be sponsored)

   

     

  

  

  

  

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UNDER 13’s ACADEMY (Updated 15/12/2022)

Main sponsorship package is still available for the 2023-24 Season.

The under 13’s academy consists of 18 players, of which only 4, are still hoping to be sponsored.

This is our newly formed under 13’s academy, after a new local under 13’s league started in 2022. All the boys below were promoted from our junior academy.

Under 13’s players sponsors include:

Mrs Jean Wright and her daughters Kathy and Laura, Brian Banks, Dave & Luca Jackson x8, Margaret Coupland and her granddaughter Zahra, Hayley Holland, Luca Jackson and Adriano Leng.

      

    

    

  

  

  

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JUNIOR ACADEMY

21 KIDS (Of which 9 are still hoping to be sponsored)

UPDATED 24/12/22

THE MAIN SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE, OF OUR JUNIOUR ACADEMY IS STILL AVAILABLE, FOR ONLY £500 PER SEASON.

To sponsor any of the players below for the 2023-24 season for only £50, please call Gary Lamb on UK mobile: 07880732078, and you can pay by cheque, PayPal or via a bank transfer by contacting Gary for details.

Also call Gary, if you would prefer to pay by cheque or PayPal.

The following children are in our junior academy. At this stage, most of the kids haven’t yet been given positions on the pitch (Except those showing exceptional talent for their age) because at this point it’s more about giving the kids an opportunity, to come along and enjoy themselves, in a safe environment, with their friends, brothers or sisters.

Even at this young age we are also hoping to find sponsors for each of these children. (If they have “AVALABLE TO SPONSOR” on their picture)

Sponsors of children in our Junior academy include the following:

Mrs. Gillian Banks, Mrs Jean Wright & daughters Kathy & Laura, Adriano Leng, Elisha Maley, Steven & Melanie Tye, Diane Rowe x 2, Pamela Thirlway, Ruth Pallister, Local Glass & Glazing, Gavin Lynch, and Ian Richardson.

  

  

   

   

   

  

  

 

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