Umoja Juniors
Here is an insight into how everyday life with Umoja Juniors is!
About us
Umoja Juniors is the continuation of UMOJA ΕΝΩΣΗ THE FIRST PANAFRICAN football team in Greece made up by players from different African countries (Tanzania, Ghana, Burundi, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somalia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Comoros)
Football
We welcome anyone with a passion for football to join our team and practice with us. Whether you’re looking to improve your skills or simply enjoy the game, our doors are open to all.
Community
At Umoja Juniors, we’re more than just a football team-we’ve built a close-knit community that feels like family. We’re excited to welcome new members and grow together both on and off the field.
Activities
At Umoja Juniors, we do more than play football. We offer a variety of activities, including educational workshops and podcasts, creating a well-rounded and supportive community for our members.
Swallow Nests Workshop
On Sunday, April 9, SCI volunteers came together with the Umoja Juniors for a heartwarming workshop. The group worked on creating nests for the swallows returning to Athens for spring. It was a beautiful day filled with teamwork, creativity, and a shared love for...
Puppets Workshops
In June 2023, we had the joy of hosting two volunteers from Poland, who organized a wonderful workshop on puppets and puppet theater. Our children at Umoja Juniors crafted their own puppets and discovered the magic of the puppet theater world. It was a fun and...
17 SDGs Workshop
In July, as part of our summer activities, we organized a special workshop on the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals in the beautiful setting of the National Garden. With the support of the Earth Organization, the children enjoyed an engaging and...
Learning about Volunteering
In November 2023, Umoja Juniors had the pleasure of welcoming 20 students from Fundació Llor in Catalonia, thanks to SCI Hellas. These young volunteers came to learn about the power of volunteering and connecting with new cultures, and they brought their passion right...
How it all begun
This is the first panafrican football team in Greece made up by players from different African countries (Tanzania, Ghana, Burundi, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Somalia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Comoros). They all live in Athens either as asylum seekers, with refugee status, as immigrants or belong to the so-called second generation.
The Umoja-Enosi team was set up in 2019 with the help of Josephine Ngendakumana from the Burundian community and with Farenet and SCI Hellas support, they have been playing in the Anexartitio football league ever since.
They are now in their second year of competing in the championship where they reached second place in 2019. With the help of the team coach, Milala (Tanzania) and his great experience keeping them in the highest standings of the championship, they train three times per week at Galatsi Football ground.
UMOJA ENOSI means ‘’UNITY’’ in Swahili, exactly as Enosi in Greek. The logo of the team symbolize with three colors White, Green and Red all of them represent unity, labour peace respectively and connect us to the African continent.
UMOJA-ENOSI is an effort for the players’ empowerment and inclusion in the Greek society involving people with different cultural, civil, and social ideas in promoting respect amongst them and the community surrounding them as the team itself is multicultural.
The panafrican team is united with the same passion for sports and the same dream: to achieve a fairer place in local society, to become the ‘voice’ of those who fall victim to racism, to overcome stereotypes and prejudices, to forget their differences and to have a common code of communication between themselves and the wider society.
Sport is a unifying activity that concerns everyone and can cause people to be embraced rather than alienated. It is a message of acceptance of diversity and solidarity.
Voices of Support
This is where we share the kind words and encouragement from the people who inspire and uplift our team
as we continue our journey together.