The Festival involves 14 squads with 14 players in each squad all of which are under-13. The players are playing in a Round-robin format where the aim is to select the top players for the Bill Stewart Invitational Football Tournament.

The Bill Stewart will be held at Queens High School in Johannesburg from the 29^th June – 4^th July.

Good luck to all the players!

FZ has been assisting Maritzburg College with their developmental structure as well as promoting their top talent.

This is another illustration of FZ’s involvement in youth football development.

The teams involved in the play-offs included Ajax Cape Town, Vasco da Gama, Santos and Old Mutual Football Academy.

Ajax Cape Town came out on top with 9 points in the highly competitive Round-robin tournament and Santos finished second with 6 points.

Ajax will now play in the finals of the South African Nike Premier Cup held at the Nike Training Centre in Soweto. If they win they will guarantee themselves a spot in the International finals held in Beijing, China.

Kamo who recently extended his contract with Feyenoord played a major role at the club in the second half of the season. Kamo made 20 Appearance for Feyenoord this Season.

We wish Kamo and Feyenoord the best of luck in their journey into the champions League.

In the past week Alex has been training at an intense level with the U18 Spurs squad. He was also able to play a full match with the squad on Monday against Aston Villa.

 This is a great experience that FZ continues to offer to young players!

 Thabo has been with FZ for 4 years and he was developed through the Peregrine House Project. He then joined the FZ Elite Training Structure and travelled with the team to Holland in May/June 2011. It is Thabo’s second trip to Spurs where he will be able to display once again his intelligence and ability to read the game well.

 It is also Gino’s second time going to Spurs however he signed with FZ after the Elite Teams’ trip to Holland in May/June 2011.  Gino, who is an imposing player, will have a chance to showcase his strength and talent to the Spurs Youth Academy again.

Unfortunately, 2 weeks ago Lebogang’s wheelchair was stolen from his home in burglary.  Without hesitation, FZ kindly donated a brand new wheelchair to Lebogang.

FZ has also assisted with Lebogang’s school fees. He is currently in Grade 3 at West Rand School.

FZ continues to show compassion and care for the community.

Alex has been developed through the FZ Elite Training Structure and has progressed rapidly. He was recently called up to the South African National U17 squad after competing in the Gauteng Futures Cup. This will be his second trip to Spurs after he completed a training period last year in October.

 Alex will be tested by the demands of the English Premier League and their high standards in youth development.

 We wish him all the best in his training trip!

Phinda told FZ that he is enjoying it very much and he’d love to play there permanently. He also said that the club has world class facilities and there are 3 other African players in the team, 2 from Nigeria and 1 from Namibia.

 At the moment Phinda is only doing intense training sessions with the team however he might have an opportunity to play in a few friendly matches.

 At FZ, we continue to broaden our contact base in football and provide great opportunities for our players!

 At the moment Zongo’s training sessions are not intense however the doctor has informed us that he may be able to start playing again within the next 2 weeks.

 Zongo has been a client of FZ since he was 12 years old and we uphold our belief in his talent. He continues to grow and make a good impression, especially on Bidvest coach, Roger De Sa who has a lot of confidence in him.