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It is 11:30 on a Friday night. I am sitting in the Clubhouse at CCMF. There is a men’s night league (Crime Prevention League/CPL) tournament taking place on the field, various people talking animatedly in the clubhouse, and house music thumping in the background. Since I’ve started writing I have already been approached several different times by players and co-workers wanting to register new players, get player card pictures taken, use a spare plug to charge a dying phone, or just take a…

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On August 9^th 2011, AMANDLA EduFootball hosted a very successful and well attended event at the Chris Campbell Memorial Field in celebration of Women’s Day.  The event aimed to celebrate and empower local girls and women by allowing them to develop both football and life skills.  By using football as a catalyst, the event drew in nearly 200 participants.  Not only was the event attended by girls who regularly participate in the Girls League, it also included other local women who…

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Last Saturday, the 24^th of September, the Chris Campbell Memorial Field was packed with players who joined us to celebrate Heritage Day.  Players from all over Khayelitsha were united not only by their love of football but also by their national pride.  The event provided participants with a fun and exciting day of football and a chance to learn some interesting facts about South Africa. 

The day’s events were centred on a knockout football tournament for players in the U13…

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I apologize for not communicating yesterday but after 36 hours of traveling I was pretty brain dead and crashed very quickly.

The trip itself went surprisingly well. We met at Tylus Field at 10:30am on Wednesday morning and after a brief period of taking pictures and saying goodbye to our families we…

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Delivery Article - AYK Using Soccer to Fight Crime.pdf

Welcome to the Chris Campbell Center website. This site is dedicated to all groups dedicated to working with the people of Site B Khayelitsha, South Africa.



The Campbell Center started off with a lighted tiger-turf soccer field located beside the Ikhusi Primary School. It has grown to include a classsroom, bathrooms and office space. We are dedicated to using the global reach of the sport of soccer to give educational opportunities to both the people of Khayelitsha and to U.S.… Continue