AKDN Soccer Grand Prix

About the Aga Khan Development Network

Founded and guided by His Highness the Aga Khan, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)
brings together a number of development agencies, institutions, and programmes that work
primarily in the poorest parts of Asia and Africa. A central feature of the AKDN's approach to
development is to design and implement strategies in which its different agencies participate in
particular settings to help those in need achieve a level of self-reliance and improve the quality of
life.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF FOCUS

For over 50 years, AKF has worked in some of the most remote parts of Asia and Africa to partner
with communities to improve the quality of life for decades and generations. AKF is headquartered
in Geneva, Switzerland but is largely field-based with programme units located in Afghanistan,
Egypt, India, Kenya, the Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Portugal, Russia,
Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania and Uganda.
https://www.akdn.org/our-agencies/aga-khan-foundation/about-aga-khan-foundation

To spread awareness and celebrate the works of the Network, we shall have a
competition involving 8 teams that will be named after one of the countries in
the 8 regions that the Network operates.

AK Strands on Focus:
Ethics: Apply ethical practices, making informed and responsible choices during the
tournament and after.
Pluralism: Collaborate with students of varied Year levels to gain new practical and
performance skills plus maintaining meaningful relations using football.
Learner Profile on Focus:
Balanced: Understanding the importance of balancing different aspects of our lives to
achieve well-being for ourselves and others. We recognize our interdependence with other
students.
Leaders: Use of multiple perspectives will allow us to make better decisions and seek
opportunities to work with a variety of students from different grade levels but as a team to
motivate ourselves and participate confidently and cooperatively.
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ATL Skills:
Social: Practice empathy, delegate and share/take responsibility for your teams’
performance. Strive to create an effective team through collaboration.
Self -Management: Demonstrate and strive to plan short- and long-term goals to enhance
your team’s performance throughout the tournament.
Competition Rules and Regulations:

1. Will comprise the DPs, Yr 10s and Yr 9s

2. There shall be 8 teams: 1-8
3. Matches will be 15 minutes one way.
4. Matches will be of seven-aside and teams will be made up of 8 players
5. The AKAM Grand Prix Will be played in a 6- leg format and will have two pools.
6. There shall be a winner in every leg, TOP two teams in each group play in the finals.
7. The overall team will be the team that collects most points in the 3 legs.
8. Win= 5 points, Draw=3points Loss=1 point
9. Covid protocols will be followed. All players must sanitize BEFORE and AFTER their
game.
10. The following are collecting names of students interested:
a. Omar -DP1 Students
b. Joedy -DP2 Students
c. Colin Akeno- Yr 10’s and 9’s.

The teams will be as follows (Representing all the 8 regions that AKDN operates.

1. Kenya 2. Bangladesh 3. Tajikstan 4. Syria

5. Portugal 6. Canada 7. Senegal 8. Malaysia
LEG POOL A POOL B DATE
Teams Teams
1 1234 5678 Friday, 3rd September
2 1256 3478 Friday 10th September
3 5634 7812 Friday 24th September
4 1458 2367 Friday 1st October
5 2358 6714 Friday 8th October
6 1368 2457 Friday 15th October

NB: The captains chosen will ballot for the team’s name after team formations.