The academy, launched barely two seasons ago, recently sold more than 10 players to both Zimbabwe’s Division One clubs and others in the Botswana Premier League.
"This academy’s main aim is to develop young players and expose them to professional clubs and I am very happy that we have managed to start doing that within a short period of time," Luphahla said in a recent interview.
"A total of 13 boys have so far moved to clubs like Twalumba, DC Academy, F.C Platinum and Ngezi Platinum. One is in the Botswana PSL and another one now plays in South Africa’s Vodacom league on loan,” he said.
Players who have moved include the likes of Trevor 'Yaya' Mafunga, Kuda Mpasiri, Lazarus Rundofa, Heenry Bwana, Peter Makoni, Gerald 'Cheeseboy' Takwara, Keith 'Hlompo' Murwira, Chandida and Sasco.
“There are also star players like Lindell 'Di Maria' Mupfumisi, who is our next Khama Billiat, and Andrew Rwokuda, who is in the mould of former Warriors star, Ronald Sibanda. Zimbabwe should watch out for these boys."
Luphahla called on parents to keep landing their support to talented children who wished to take up soccer as a career. "United we can never go wrong and we will be doing our country’s football development a good favour," he said.
The academy trains at Churchill High School in Harare, where Luphahla ended his successful soccer career in the books of Caps United.
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