Supervisory Board
MIKE MAKAAB
Mike is the CEO of the largest full-service sports agency in Africa where he is engaged in football, rugby and cricket. In addition to the care of athletes and coaches, he and his agency Prosport International are also organizing the biggest horse racing event in Africa. He is also known as the former coach of the South African cult club Orlando Pirates.
BRIAN BALOYI
The former goalkeeper of the South African national team – Bafana Bafana – spent most of his career at the second cult club South Africa’s, the Kaizer Chiefs, where he was until recently also goalkeeping coach. Brian is an excellent networker and is nicknamed “Spyda”.
MATTHEW BOOTH
The 2-meter-tall former defensive player represented South Africa in the Olympic Games in 2000 and the FIFA World Cup in 2010. In his professional career he also played in Russia and South Africa, where he played for Mamelodi Sundowns, Ajax Capetwon and the Bidvest Wits. Today he is in high demand as a TV expert and analyst for carious channels, such as SABC and SuperSport. He also supports children with his Booth Education and Sports Trust.
GEORGE DEARNALEY
George Dearnaley is a former South African International player who played in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers. He was the winner of the South African Golden Boot award in 1992. He was the publisher of Kick Off magazine and has worked on TV as a football analyst for the English Premiership and the Champions League. He owned a 2nd Division team for 7 years and has managed a coaching program ‘Football4All’ that creates employment opportunities for former professional footballers. He is involved in charity work with PlaySport4Life and is also with setting up Academies in Africa for the INEOS Group.
WERNER SCHUCKMANN
The native Namibian supports us in the financial and contractual side of the charity. As the former Chief Financial Officer of Air Namibia, Namibia Construction and Managing Director of Bidvest Commercial Namibia, a subsidiary of one of Africa´s largest conglomerates – Bidvest, he now is Chief Financial Officer of Air Namibia and is involved in an advisory capacity with the Ministry of Finance of Namibia.
