The Following Soccer Professionals, among others, Have Kindly Agreed to participate as Soccer Patrons of the POWER-CHILD CAMPUS in Cape Town:

JENS LEHMANN, goalkeeper with VfB Stuttgart, former goal keeper in the German national team and ambassador of POWER-CHILD CAMPUS

“My task as a goalkeeper is best described with the word support. But not only on the football pitch, but everywhere in one's entire life and particularly there everybody needs support. And in particular children and even more so children who are not as well off as we used to when we were little. Therefore, I am a huge supporter of the project POWER-CHILD CAMPUS in South Africa.”

  GERALD ASAMOAH, Schalke 04, football player in the German national team

“With the POWER-CHILD CAMPUS children, who grow up in poverty, are given a real chance for a better life. I am part of it. Kind regards and see you soon, your Gerald Asamoah."

OTTO REHHAGEL, Coach of the Greek National Team, the current European champions:

“I have been supporting Power-Child e.V. in Germany for years, because children are our future! I think it’s terrific that the association is now active outside the country. This is why it is also an honor for me, as a supporter of this unique project, to promote and publicize the POWER-CHILD CAMPUS".

MIRKO SLOMKA, Coach of Hannover 96

“The work Power-Child e.V. does in Germany and also the new POWER-CHILD CAMPUS in Cape Town is very close to our hearts. As father of two children, the subject of violence and abuse of the weakest is very important to me, and I follow the prevention projects of Power-Child e.V. with great interest. We are all called upon to do our part in making sure that children grow up in a carefree atmosphere, that enables them to enjoy a happy childhood. I wish you every success and I am proud to be a part of this extraordinary effort as a soccer patron.”


BERTI VOGTS

“The POWER-CHILD CAMPUS is a great project all around. Especially in my coaching work in Africa, I consider the work Power-Child e.V. is doing in Cape Town really pace setting, not just for South Africa, but for the entire continent, where I have seen the consequences of abuse and AIDS on many of my travels.”




LOTHAR MATTHÄUS, record football player for the German national team, captain of the German world champion team of 1990

“I think I will not surprise any of the people present here saying that football is my life and that it has given me incredibly many opportunities in my life – successes, meetings, getting to know many cultures and above all again and again the great feeling to be on the pitch or on the coaching bench. Therefore it is also a great honour for me to be involved in the POWER-CHILD CAMPUS as a football patron."


BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER, FC Bayern Munich, Member of the National Soccer Team

“I was four years old when I first kicked a ball around a practice field. For us, it was quite normal that soccer was simply a part of our lives, and I find it impressive that children play soccer all over the world. Soccer is also a great way to experience motivation and fun. I found out about the POWER-CHILD CAMPUS project back at the Benefit Gala. On the POWER-CHILD CAMPUS, the children and young people can emulate their idols and get active themselves to find the way out of misery. I’m happy to be a part of it!”