South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"

By Simon Deng
South Korean business firm, Hoolala Chicken Franchisers, has donated two prefabricated buildings to be used as club house by young football players training at the Future Stars Football Academy.
The Chairman of Hoolala business company, Kim Byung Kab, said this gesture is part of the company’s social corporate responsibility to deliver much needed services to vulnerable people.
“Much of the profit from the business is given to disadvantaged youth as scholarship, this is an opportunity to actively support young Africans and South Sudanese to achieve their dreams and hopes through soccer,” said Kim in a statement issued on Sunday.
Kim also revealed that Hoolala Company has an ambitious plan to fulfill dreams of children who are struggling with hunger and war.
He said they plan to work hard to build club houses for football academies across the 10 states.
Hung Se Lim,a football coach and Korean Christian missionary who has since 2012 been training young people interested in playing football in South Sudan said the facility will help soccer players in dressing and as well in storage.
“Today, I am very happy to open this club house for the Future Stars football Academy, I am very happy because this facility will be used by young footballers, they can change clothes, they can do short calls and storing items like soccer balls,” said Lim.
Lim revealed that he has been helping young footballers with donations including soccer balls, uniforms and shoes, adding that the Korean mission has so far trained two football players in South Korea.
“We, the Korean Mission together with Kim Byung of Korea-based, Hoolala group will continue to build inevitable sport facilities for many academies in other states of South Sudan,” said Lim.
Bidali Henry, the Managing Director for Future Stars Football Academy said his soccer academy offers opportunities for the young people from the age of less than 15, 17 and fewer than 20 with the hope of joining the national team of South Sudan.
“This donation is an amazing donation, it is tremendous. It has significance in terms of the development of football. One, it will acts as a store to keep equipment and balls, soccer balls and also documents or files of players,” said Henry.
Edward Sitimu Yugu, the Director General of Sports At the Ministry for Youth and Sports said the government is working hard to see sports well-organized in order to develop sports in the country.
“Korea has trained two football players in Seoul, many trained soccer players are representing various ages in football, some of them play in tournaments in South Sudan and beyond, we need private sector to help in development of sports,” said Yugu.