HISTORY:

African Brothers Football Academy is the brainchild of former Premier League footballer Craig Hepburn and Siphiwe Cele, a prominent community member of Imizamo Yethu.

In 1998 these two friends from radically different backgrounds registered a company that manages tours to Imizamo Yethu and other areas across South Africa. The philanthropic achievements of Green Turtle Tours and Safaris include the creation of temporary jobs, provision of funding for students to study social systems for practical application in South Africa and co-ordinating volunteer programs for overseas youth wishing to work in the townships.

A year after Green Turtle Tours and Safaris was founded the friends formed African Brothers football team, registered with the Hout Bay Football Association, with the objective of harnessing South Africa's love of football to bridge divides and effect change in Cape Town's invisible suburb.
Siphiwe Cele and Craig Hepburn founders and visionaries of African Brothers Football Academy thank all the people, organisations and guests who have supported and contributed to our dream.
Your support has inspired our vision and motivated us to make African Brothers Football Academy a reality and leave a legacy for our children to build on.

African Brothers Football Academy is set out to educate people and give them a career opportunity in football, field maintenance, coaching, refereeing, first aid, administration, management and marketing.
We have organized sponsorship for over 200 teams and distributed over 2000 soccer balls to disadvantaged communities.
Our passion is football and achievements in grass roots development.
With our combined experience in football and working in townships, we develop employment and, more importantly, unite the nation by tackling the serious socio-economic problems facing our country.
We are available on a full-time basis to ensure that African Brothers Football Academy succeeds and achieve our financial and development goals.