Arsenal and WorldRemit launch training camp for African coaches

Arsenal Football Club and digital money transfer experts, WorldRemit are offering local coaches the chance to attend an exclusive new training camp with Arsenal’s top youth coaches in London.

WorldRemit will arrange for the successful applicant to fly to London, where they will attend an exclusive training camp with Arsenal Soccer Schools’ coaches. During the camp the lucky coach will work with the others coaches and learning about making plans to use to build a lasting legacy in their home country. Any youth team (under 16s) coaches from across Africa can apply. 

How to apply

Coaches simply need to complete the short online application form at futurestars.worldremit.com by August 27th explaining why they deserve to be granted this unique opportunity and the legacy they plan to build on their return home.

The judging panel includes the founder and CEO of WorldRemit, Ismail Ahmed; his co-founder, Catherine Wines; Simon McManus, Head Coach at Arsenal Soccer Schools; and Marc Thorogood, Business Manager of Arsenal Soccer Schools. Applicants will be assessed against the following criteria – the commitment of the coach to improving the lives of their community; the impact the coach has had on young people within their community; and the strength of the coach’s proposal to pass on their training on their return home.

The judges will come up with a shortlist of 25 coaches who will receive Arsenal youth kits for their entire squad. Thereafter from this shortlist of 25, the judging panel will select five coaches as finalists. The stories of the five finalists will be shared on futurestars.worldremit.com and the successful applicant will be selected based on a public vote on the site.

Ismail Ahmed, CEO of WorldRemit explained, “By making it easier to send money, we help our customers do more for those they care about. Our customers are working hard to use the opportunities they have been given to support their community and we believe we should follow their example.

“When we set up our partnership with Arsenal, one of our goals was to reward hard-working individuals within the community. Football connects people from all walks of life so this was a natural place to start,” he said.

Simon McManus of Arsenal Soccer Schools said, “In this Centenary year of Mandela, it is a fitting time to recognise and reward those individuals who have harnessed the power of sport for the benefit of young people across Africa. A strong commitment to the community is one of the values we share with our partners at WorldRemit and together we hope to build a lasting legacy and to shine the spotlight on these unsung heroes who give up their time to help to deliver a brighter future for others.

“We are looking forward to working with all the coaches that join us in London as part of the Future Stars programme,” he said.

The FutureStars site opened for applications on Tuesday 14th August and applications will be accepted until 23:59 British Summer Time (BST) on 27th August. Uganda is two hours ahead of BST. 

This story was sponsored by WorldRemit