Amazing Layla celebrated at Players’ Awards
“She’s been on crutches, she’s been in wheelchairs, and she’s still come out of it smiling,” mum Rebecca said about her daughter, Layla. Layla was named as the BHAFC Foundation Award winner at the annual Players’ Awards ceremony, earning praise for her resilience and attitude on the football pitch. Layla, 12, first joined in at
Joel Veltman and Matt O’Riley surprise disability football camp
Two Albion players made a surprise visit to a group of players at a disability football camp in Lancing on Wednesday. Joel Veltman and Matt O’Riley both met the group in the middle of a holiday football session being run by the club’s charity, the Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation. The pair surprised players at
Cerebral Palsy side enjoy league success
Brighton & Hove Albion Cerebral Palsy FC enjoyed a rare opportunity to host league fixtures at the club’s training ground in Lancing. The Seagulls compete in the National CP Football League, and last Saturday they hosted sides from Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea in competitive league action. Albion ended up victorious in both fixtures, winning 6-1
Foundation Para Talent hub praised by FA
The BHAFC Foundation’s Para Talent Hub has again been praised by the Football Association. The talent hub has been consistently recognised for its high level of coaching, inclusivity, and development; recognition echoed again after a recent visit by an FA official, who labelled it as a “superb example of what the FA aspire to provide
Foundation launches one of the first dwarfism football groups
The BHAFC Foundation has launched a new group for people with dwarfism – one of the first of its kind in the south. It’s a specialist football session run by the Foundation’s disability football team, suitable for people of all ages who have dwarfism. The sessions are held in the all-weather dome at the club’s