The True Talents of Africa football academy @ Dawamu Secondary School is Kenya’s first private residential football academy.
In partnership with Dawamu Secondary School, student-athletes of the TTA Football academy get the best in continental secondary education coupled with a professional football academy environment.
Players who excel in the program are granted international opportunities to pursue football at the highest level. Be it soccer scholarships or professional opportunities, the academy offers students various international pathways through our reputable partners worldwide.
You can review the success stories of our partners below.
TTA SUCCESS STORIES
The TTA Football Academy Development Model
The True Talents of Africa Football Academy program aspires to maximize player and character development. Our program focuses on ‘4 Corners’ of student-athlete development:
- Mental – Focused on the players’ character development both on and off the field i.e. team work, self-esteem, self-awareness, leadership, etc.
- Technical – focused on the player’s technique when on the ball development.
- Tactical – focused on the psychological aspects of the game including communication, creativity, leadership…
- Physical – focused on the players’ physical development and sports specific athleticism. Enhancing attributes like coordination, speed, and agility.
The program format
The TTA Football Academy program at Dawamu runs in the following format in consistency with our developmental model:
(Note that students are in class during regular classroom hours).
| Physical resistance training – Once per week | Physical resistance training is performed through the use of weights and resistance equipment focused on students’ athletic development |
| Intensive football training/matches – 3 times per week | Field football training/matches in divided age-specific teams |
| Mental conditioning training – Once every 2 weeks | Mental conditioning sessions are mentorship sessions held in the classroom focused on the character development of the students. These are held once every 2 weeks. |
VEO TECHNOLOGY
Veo is a “Self-Filming” Camera used by reputable Clubs and teams internationally. TTA is one of the first to have the technology in Kenya.
True Talents of Africa uses VEO Technology to film matches and training sessions to track the development of our athletes. The content developed through the Veo goes toward match analysis and building player CVs that enable them to access higher-level professional/scholarship opportunities.
True Talents of Africa Pathways
Through our catalogue of partners, the TTA Football Academy program is designed to grant international opportunities to students upon graduation. Review our partners below:
FC Malaga City is a full-time Spanish football academy for elite 16-20-year-olds from across the globe. The Academy has sent over 30 players onto professional teams and play in matches against the likes of Athletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona. (READ MORE ABOUT FC MALAGA CITY HERE.) 
SoccerViza is a professional agency based in the US that grants the most talented TTA students direct professional opportunities. SoccerViza also have a Pro Development center in Costa Rica that hosts aspiring professional players year-round and grants them opportunities. (Read more about SoccerViza) 
Brookhouse College UK is an internationally acclaimed residential football academy based in Leicestershire England that develops talented youth footballers from around the world. (Read more about Brookhouse Football Academy UK) 
Sports Recruiting USA is an agency that has helped players internationally attain scholarships to play and study in the United States college soccer system. (You can learn more about SRUSA here)
Looking to apply to join the Academy @Dawamu boys? Apply here