A host of Bafana Bafana internationals have used the start of their off-season break to give back to their communities through youth football festivals.
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From the Dutch-based Luke Le Roux to Mamelodi Sundowns' Teboho Mokoena, prominent SA ballers have been doing their bit to give back to their communities and hometowns.
The off-season period gives players the perfect time to not only unwind on luxe vacations, but to also inspire the game's future stars from areas that molded them.
Mokoena, through his foundation, hosted an under-16 high schools tournament in his native Bethlehem in the Free State, at the Bohlokong Stadium over the weekend.
He was supported by a number of his teammates, Mamelodi Sundowns and other brands such as Shoprite, SA Harvest, Red Bull, Food Lover's Market, SANTACO, and the Free State Province's education department.
Mokoena's club and international teammate, Mothobi Mvala also found a way to uplift youth football in the Free State by hosting a schools tournament of his own in Theunissen.
Mvala's teammates came through to support him at the Leboneng Primary School, where the defender hosted a tournament for both primary and high school learners.
The likes of Aubrey Modiba, Grant Kekana, Mokoena and Kaizer Chiefs' Pule Mmodi were present to hand out gifts at the tournament's prize-giving, with the Player of the Tournament receiving a Mokoena's Sundowns jersey.
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Bafana Bafana and Volendam midfielder, Luke Le Roux hosted is first LLR Football Festival in his hometown of Idas Valley in Stellenbosch.
"Luke hosted a Football festival for all the community children, in a bid to give back to football stars of tomorrow. The morning started with some activities for the children to get to know each other better and then progressed to some training and insights from Luke and other football mentors," read a post from the LLR Festival's IG page.
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