About JAFA Football Academy

Since 2006 JAFA Soccer Academy has been training and preparing players for their youth, high school, Olympic Development, college and professional teams. Count on us to create a quality training program for your individual goals and priorities.

The JAFA Soccer Academy one of the best Training Center is a always-round training facility where students come for classes and camps. We focus on developing individual players, not on finding the best players and forming teams. There are things in soccer which have to be taught and cannot be learned by just playing on a team.

Often times a child who is gifted in soccer will be selected for premier teams, win many games and receive lots of trophies. Being on a winning team doesn’t mean the individual player is growing in skills. Although he may be fast and score lots of goals, is he being challenged to perform at his highest potential? Is he playing soccer well or are his natural physical abilities leading to wins? Is he learning the proper way to dribble, pass, head, receive and shoot? At JAFA we believe that while winning is important, playing well is crucial. Children must be taught to play correctly.

Soccer is a player oriented sport. The coach sets the framework, but the player must be able to think and make decisions on the field. We use a player-oriented methodology in which players are taught to think and make decisions. JAFA does not dilute the training. We identify each student’s strengths and with that strength students gain confidence and improve on their weaknesses. students are taught to play well with others, respect others and develop good sportsmanship. Soccer players must learn to pass the ball to their teammates and work together to score goals.always all JAFA students aspire to become professional players. Soccer is not a fun sport which gets players fit, develops team concepts, and builds confidence. At JAFA we develop players through FUN skill-building games. We have classes and programs for all levels of ability, from the serious soccer player to kids who are just happy to play. Students get fit, learn about healthful eating and build strength and confidence while having fun.

The Training of JAFA is located in Lyari Molana Mohammad Ali Johar Park KAKARI FOOTBALL STADIUM opposite Bantva Hospital Karachi.


History:

  • JAFA Soccer Academy was established in 2006 with 30 young players.
  • JAFA won their first trophy in 2007.
  • JAFA has 18 international players who represented Pakistan National Football Team.
  • JAFA has 20 domestic players and also has 2 International Professional Football Players who played in Oman and Germany.
  • JAFA Established a Girls Team since 2016.

JAFA President and Founder

Lyari, which is known as home of football has produced too many talented footballers but most of them were not educated but Jawed Arab is that international player from Lyari who is well educated and have knowledge about computer and that’s the reason, after retirement he focused on coaching. He did his matriculation from Bhag-e-Halal School and graduated from Urdu Science College. He started playing football from the age of 12.

After showcasing his great performance in ground, he made his place in to senior team of Baghdad Sports. In 1987 when he was only 17 years old he got chance to lead Karachi Division in Sindh Games and in the same year he got attached with Pako Football Team but after only 7 months Habib Bank offered him and he transferred to Habib Bank where he had the rise. From 1988 to 1994 Jawed Arab represented Pakistan Team and he is also honored for getting chances to wear National Color in Asian Cup Qualifiers, World Cup Qualifiers, Barcelona Olympics and Safe Games.

Gender Equality:

We use education and football to break down gender barriers. By studying and training with the boys – and often outperforming them both in the classroom and on the pitch – our girls have a sense of empowerment that they themselves vocalize.

Why JAFA?

  • We uniquely use football – the most popular sport in Lyari – as a positive-incentive mechanism to encourage our students to attend school and improve academic performance.
  • JAFA Soccer Academy also provides English language and computer classes to its players for free.

Our Coaches

Javeed Arab

Head Coach

Nasir Arab

Assistant Coach

Shams Arab

Assistant Coach

Yasir

Assistant Coach

Naheem

Goalkeeper Coach

Muneer Baloch

Assistant Coach

Saddam

Assistant Coach

Amjad

Assistant Coach

Farooq

Assistant Coach

Ifthkar

Assistant Coach