The semi-rural town of Acornhoek in South Africa is channelling the Lionesses after The FA teamed up with KitAid to donate England kit to a tournament taking place in the province.
A group of girls – who were without their own kit – taking part in the Harry Mnisi Foundation sports day played in t-shirts left over from the annual Hull 10K running race earlier in 2024.
And after winning the tournament, they were presented with England kit and training kit as their prize, including the iconic pink and blue Lionesses training tops designed for the 2023 Women’s World Cup, complete with red England shorts and goalkeeping kit.
The project is just one of over 60 initiatives that KitAid – who distributed over 97,000 pieces of kit and clothing in 2024 – supports. And it is about more than just a shirt.
The initiative builds on The FA's ongoing collaboration with KitAid – a charity that recycles football kits and distributes them to underprivileged children and adults in some of the world’s poorest countries – which aims to make a real difference by bringing smiles to faces.
Last year, The FA donated kit to six girls who were selected to represent Zimbabwe at under-17s level on the national stage, along with supplying training kits to a girls' football team in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
