Africa-Press – Lesotho. Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) handed over training equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to SOS Children’s Village. These were sanitizers and masks as
safety measures against the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, six balls and six computers. According to LeFA Information and Media Officer Mikia Kalati, the computers
will improve children’s personal skills and help them on academic related issues, enabling them to watch educational programmes. Kalati stated that the computers are to
also motivate children because they will watch soccer online and even stream different soccer videos. “They will also assist in administrative work because
valuable information will be stored and shared easily, this means that communication will be more effective,” Kalati said. He said he hopes the computers will make life better for everyone in the organisation.
LeFA also held a Grassroots Festival for boys and girls aged 6-12 years. “Children aged 5-12 years should accumulate at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity of physical activity
every day, so soccer is one of the sports that keep children physically fit. In addition, physical activities like playing soccer have numerous benefits on
children’s bodies, some of these benefits include increased listening skills. Playing soccer makes children’s bones strong and decreases risks of obesity, giving
them better coordination and balance,” he informed. Kalati further indicated that the Grassroots Festival is aimed to increase and enhance interest of
children to engage in sports at very young age. LeFA offered other training equipment to SOS Children’s Village in order to improve the standard of football in the
country. “LeFA believes that having football developments and soccer academies that groom children from a very young age will lead to better standard and performance
of our local and national teams,” he said. He said this is not the first time they visit SOS Children’s Village. “SOS Children’s Village is so far represented in the national team under 20 where we have a midfielder Nyakalo Taole,” he said.
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