Johnson, who is Dikwena’s former head of youth, will lead the team during the clinics at Tlapa Primary School on Wednesday and Thethe Secondary School on Thursday as part of the Platinum Stars Soccer Schools programme. Dikwena have always sought to empower communities in and around the North West province. Johnson has stressed the importance of reaching out to the community in order to build support and identify talent. He is hoping to find exceptional players that have potential to join the North West-based club.
“This is a club of the community. We are proud to do this. You never know what happens when you go and look at these players. We might find the next Kobamelo Kodisang, Katlego Khunou amongst them. We do that for community but we also pray that we find the next generation of young footballers. This is the right step,” said Johnson.
“We can’t do it very often because of our congested league schedule. Since we are on a break, now we have got perfect time to do it and that is why we doing it. We are making sure that the players give something back especially so that they can share their knowledge of being professional players with the youngsters.”
On both days the club will supply the attendees from various schools with soccer kits, balls and T-shirts among other items. The youngsters will be afforded a chance to capture the memories by posing for pictures with players, getting autographs and interacting with their stars.
Stars Academy manager Kagiso Marumo says the first team’s involvement shows that the club holds development in high regard.