Kippen kits are in Malawi
Kippen Primary School has donated football kits to a project linking Scotland with Malawi.
The Scottish Football Supporters Association, working with the Scottish Malawi Partnership, recently visited a number of towns and cities in Malawi to explore possible opportunities to establish football links between the two countries.
As part of the visit, SFSA ambassador Jimmy Bone and co-founder Paul Goodwin, carried out a series of coaching sessions throughout the country, as well as holding meetings with The British Council, the Malawi FA and the league.
Upon hearing about the initiative, Kippen Primary school donated some of their football kit which were no longer in use.
Patricio Kulemeka, from Play Soccer Malawi, was on hand to donate the kit to Nachilambo Primary School in Bembeke district, south of the capital city Lilongwe.
Patricio said:“Scotland has a very special place in the minds of the people of Malawi and kind gestures like this are really appreciated, so thank you everyone at Kippen PS”.
Mr Goodwin commented:“It was a very humbling experience to see how little equipment the school had and yet to see how enthused the kids were for their education and or course for football. It was a small gesture but one that was hugely appreciated”
The SFSA is planning on returning to Malawi in 2020, and has appealed for schools and clubs that have usable kit or football boots that they would like to donate to teams or schools in Malawi, to get in touch with Mr Goodwin at paulgoodwin@ scottishfsa.org