The Marvelous Nakamba Foundation is delighted to announce the introduction of the girl’s soccer tournament to be held in November 2022. The inaugural edition will consist of eight teams drawn from four of Zimbabwe’s women football league.

The Zimbabwe Women’s Soccer League has selected and submitted the participating teams that will be unveiled via the foundation’s social media platforms in due course together with dates and tournament venue.

The foundation is excited of this new addition on its programs, which accelerate the rapid growth of girl’s football and assist in nurturing talented girls who aspire to be outstanding football stars in the near future.

Zimbabwe and Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba, said: “I’m glad that the commitment of supporting young people through sport and education continues, I urge everyone to assist us on the journey of investing in the growth of girls football and of supporting the girl child.”

The foundation was established in 2019, as a way of giving back to the community using the power of sport and education. To date the foundation has paid school fees for over 1 500 pupils countrywide, hosted the under 17 boy’s invitational tournament in June 2022 and is in the process of constructing the Nakamba Sports Complex among other projects.