CASAMANCE
LEGACY
ACADEMY
Discipline • Hard work • Respect • Ambition
Shaping tomorrow's champions, in Casamance, for Senegal and the world.
Free registration for the launch season.
Our vision
The mission of Casamance Legacy Academy is to develop young talent in Casamance by offering them a structured, professional and educational environment.
We believe football is a powerful tool to shape not only better players, but also better people. Through respect, discipline, hard work, humility and team spirit, we want to support every young player in their sporting and personal development.
Our ambition is to become a benchmark for youth development in Casamance, Senegal and West Africa, while building bridges to professional football at national and international level.
Our vision is to start as a modern, structured and professional football school, then grow step by step into a true academy: one of the best in Senegal and a model for youth development in West Africa.
Programmes & age groups
For its launch, the academy welcomes two age groups: U13 (ages 11-12) and U15 (ages 13-14). More age groups will open gradually in the coming seasons.
Age groups
U13 (ages 11-12) · U15 (ages 13-14)
Location
Ziguinchor, Senegal
Frequency
2 to 3 training sessions per week
Start
November 2026
Ages 11-12
Technical learning and the fundamentals of team play
Ages 13-14
Technical, tactical and athletic development
We are waiting for the town council's answer about our training pitches. The venue will be announced as soon as it is confirmed.
Franck Kanouté
Originally from Ziguinchor, Franck Kanouté is a Senegalese professional footballer and a senior international for Senegal.
Trained at the Juventus FC academy, with whom he played in the Primavera and the UEFA Youth League, he went on to build his career in Europe: Pescara, Ascoli and Cosenza in Italy, Cercle Brugge in Belgium, FC Sochaux in France, then Partizan Belgrade in Serbia. He now plays for FK Radnički Niš in the Serbian SuperLiga.
Through Casamance Legacy Academy, he wants to pass on his experience, knowledge and network to give the young talents of Casamance the best possible opportunities to develop and succeed.
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A word from Franck
I was born in Bignona and grew up in Boucotte, in Ziguinchor. Like every child in the neighbourhood, I started playing in the street, on sandy pitches. My father, Jules Kanouté, a footballer himself, passed on his love of the game to me. He taught me that talent is not enough without hard work and discipline.
Football has taken me far: from Juventus to Serbia, by way of Belgium, France and the Senegal national team. But I have never forgotten where I come from, nor all the talented young people of Casamance who never got their chance because of a lack of coaching and structures.
Casamance Legacy Academy is my way of giving back to my region what it gave me. We want to train good players, but above all young people who are respectful, disciplined and proud of their roots, and who also succeed at school and in life.
To parents: thank you for your trust. To young players: dreaming is allowed, but a dream is built every single day.
Franck Kanouté, Founder
A project in development
Casamance Legacy Academy is currently in its founding phase and completing its administrative registration.
Our priority is to build a serious, professional and sustainable organisation before sporting activities officially begin.
We have chosen to set up all official administrative and financial structures (legal registration receipt, bank account) before asking for a single donation, in order to guarantee full transparency to our partners and donors.
The first training sessions and programmes are scheduled to start in November 2026.
We thank all the families, partners, institutions and supporters who already believe in this vision.
Our motto
Training today's talents, building tomorrow's leaders.
Together, let's build the future of football in Casamance.
Get in touch
Whether you are a sponsor, a partner, a club or a family, we would be happy to hear from you.
casamancelegacyacademy@gmail.com
+221765893128
Address
Boucotte Est, opposite Moussa Barry School, Ziguinchor, Senegal
@casamance_legacy_academy
@casamancelegacy