Spanish top-flight club Real Betis has announced the launch of an international academy in Harare, Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
The project is in partnership with local sports agency Athletes Sphere Management (ASM) and it\u2019s the club\u2019s first academy in Africa.<\/p>\n
The Liga side said on their website that the project would start operating from October, if the coronavirus pandemic allows, with the aim of developing grassroots football on the region.<\/p>\n
Betis\u2019 General Director of Business commented on the initiative, saying: \u201cReal Betis is one of the most historical football clubs in Spain and, without a doubt, one of the most beloved ones.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot only because of that historical character but also because of its idiosyncrasy and values, its unshakable faith, its ability to excel and the joy of its people.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd those values \u200b\u200bare precisely what we try to transfer in all our international projects: educating from football, transmitting all the values \u200b\u200bthat surround the Betis brand and doing it with the same methodology that we use within our youth teams.\u201d<\/p>\n
President and CEO of ASM, Gerald Sibanda says he is happy with the agreement and will help grow the club\u2019s brand in the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am extremely happy for this global partnership, bringing world-class community opportunities to Zimbabwe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom ASM, we are looking forward to helping growing Real Betis Balompie\u2019s brand in the region and seeing great football projects being birthed through this partnership. It is with great honour and I am so pleased to lead the new Betis Academy Zimbabwe. My blood is now green and white.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Spanish top-flight club Real Betis has announced the launch of an international academy in Harare, Zimbabwe. The project is in partnership with local sports agency Athletes Sphere Management (ASM) and it\u2019s the club\u2019s first academy in Africa. The Liga side said on their website that the project would start operating from October, if the coronavirus […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":26441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,16],"tags":[790,810],"class_list":{"0":"post-26439","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-sport","9":"tag-football-in-zimbabwe","10":"tag-sports-in-zimbabwe"},"yoast_head":"\n