Coaching for Hope started out in 2005 by running a course in Burkina Faso at the National Team’s training centre COMET.  Most of the 35 coaches on that initial course are still involved in our work and our programme there has developed in leaps and bounds.  

In Mali, we first ran a course for girls in September 2005 and also coached our first 40 coaches on a course led by two senior FA coaches. We have now run many more courses in each country and worked with thousands of children in West Africa.  

Mali and Burkina Faso are in the bottom five when it comes to world development rankings.  But we think they are in the top ten when it comes to love of football!  It is now our senior coaches in both countries who are developing our work in many interesting new directions.

Visit our West Africa news page to find out the latest from our programmes in Mali and Burkina Faso.