General Incorporated Association A-GOAL Kenyan Premier League’s first Asian professional soccer player, Hayato Kusaba, becomes the ambassador of TAKESHI SEO & Japan presents Kibera A-GOAL League

[A-GOAL General Incorporated Association] Kenya Premier League’s first Asian professional soccer player, Hayato Kusaba, becomes the ambassador of TAKESHI SEO & Japan presents Kibera A-GOAL League ​
A-GOAL General Incorporated Association Press release: November 6, 2024 Kenya Premier League’s first Asian professional soccer player, Hayato Kusaba, becomes the ambassador of TAKESHI SEO & Japan presents Kibera A-GOAL League
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A-GOAL, a general incorporated association (location: Tokyo, representative: Takuo Kishi), will start a youth program for 1,400 children in Kibera Slum, one of the largest slums in Africa, located in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, starting in October 2022. We are holding a soccer league called “TAKESHI SEO & Japan presents Kibera A-GOAL League” (hereinafter referred to as “Kibera A-GOAL League”). Hayato Kusaba (of Nairobi City Stars FC), who is the first Asian professional soccer player to play in Kenya’s Premier League, has been appointed as the ambassador of the Kibera A-GOAL League. Kusaba visited the Kibera A-GOAL League held on October 5th, interacted with the children participating in the league, and also participated in the provision of meals to children organized by A-GOAL. I did.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/79787/25/79787-25-4606e50b00886a793950c89066d92a8f-1108×832.jpg In the future, we plan to collaborate with Kusaba on a variety of initiatives, including holding soccer classes as a role model for children participating in the league and providing soccer balls based on the number of goals he scores in the Kenyan Premier League. is. [Message from Kusaba] “The activities of the Kibera A-GOAL League create an environment where children who are unable to play soccer due to economic or environmental reasons can play soccer, and provide a place to learn and grow through soccer. I feel it’s a great
initiative. I would also like to take advantage of my position as a professional soccer player in Kenya to work to reduce the number of children who are unable to play soccer due to financial reasons, and to contribute to the development of soccer in Kenya. I want to. ” [Kusaba player profile]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/79787/25/79787-25-40ac55da2a8c4f992136b08f3b61b089-1566×1046.jpg 24 years old from Osaka Prefecture. While attending Rissho University Shonan High School, he was in the top 16 of the Inter-High School Championships and the top 16 of the National High School
Championships. The Momoyama Gakuin University Athletic Association Soccer Club placed in the top 8 in the National University Soccer Prime Minister’s Cup. In his fourth year of university, he transferred to FC EASY02 Akashi, then a member of the Kansai Amateur League’s second division (currently FC BASARA HYOGO, a member of the Kansai First Division). Recorded 10 goals and 3 assists in 15 games. In April 2023, he joined FC ZENSHIN, a team in the Kenyan 4th Division. He joined the league in the second half and scored 8 goals in 10 games. In August 2023, he joined Nairobi City Stars FC of the Kenya Premier League (Kenya 1st Division). Currently active as the first Asian professional soccer player in the Kenya Premier League. [About A-GOAL] A-GOAL was established in May 2020 to work with local sports clubs across Africa to distribute emergency food in response to the rapid increase in unemployment due to the effects of the new coronavirus. By July 2021, we had provided food to more than 10,000 people in a total of 11 countries in collaboration with local soccer clubs in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and other countries that are well-versed in local needs. Currently, with the philosophy of “Connecting Japan and Africa through sports and building a sustainable society,” his main activities include running a youth soccer league in Kenya, providing agricultural support in collaboration with a local soccer club in Malawi, and running a cafeteria. We hold African events all over Japan. Trade name: A-GOAL General Incorporated Association
Representative: Takuo Kishi Address: 2-13-3 Minamiotsuka, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0005 Countries of operation: Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, Uganda, South Sudan, Botswana, Zambia, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Senegal, Japan A-GOAL official website: https://a-goal.org/ [What is Kibera A-GOAL League] The Kibera A-GOAL League is a soccer league launched in October 2022 for children in the Kibera slums of Kenya, in
collaboration with A-GOAL, a general incorporated association, and Agave Hope for Kibera, a local NGO. is. A total of approximately 50 teams and approximately 1,400 children are participating in 54 categories: 9 and under, 11 and under, 13 and under, 15 and under, and girls. The Kibera slum is one of the largest slums in Africa, and it is not a favorable environment for children, with high crime rates, poor sanitation, and malnutrition. Under these circumstances, the “Kibera A-GOAL League” creates an environment where children can be passionate about soccer, prevents them from getting involved in crime, and provides meals to children participating in league matches to improve nutrition. is being measured. We also provide sanitary products and counseling to female players.