Desmond Armstrong

Rocket City United technical director and former US National Team captain Desmond Armstrong will visit Zambia for the 3^rd time since 2006. He will be in Zambia from the 2^nd to the 6^th of February, 2010. During his visit, Desmond will work with BSA in training 15 coaches in Lusaka and 20 coaches in Mpika District. He will also scout for players to attend a football summer camp in the US during the month of May.

Desmond lasted visited Breakthrough Sports Academy in August 2009. He was impressed with the number of talented boys he saw after watching a BSA vs Lusaka Youth Soccer Academy game. He selected five boys to receive US soccer scholarships provided through the partnership between BSA and the Heroes Football Club, a program managed by Desmond in the US. In the last 4 years, 10 BSA boys have attended soccer camps in the US and some of the notable names are Yorum Mwila – Under 23 national team and Jimmy Chilufya Chisenga- Zambia national team. Yorum Mwila is currently studying at Akron University in the US.  

Yorum Mwila with the Chelsea legend, Gianfranco Zola