Were on a mission to fix up the worst football pitch any of us have coached on (and after several trips to Rwanda, thats saying something!)

Think slopes, lots of them. Different directions, different gradients. Think big mounds of grass plonked across an uneven clay surface. A telegraph pole several yards onto the pitch, and a big concrete block poking out of the ground somewhere in the middle. A byline with a 40 yard drop down one side and long, skinny trees making up the posts and crossbar.

Then imagine kids of all ages and abilities, playing on this pitch with unlimited enthusiasm, energy and joy. They do already - a typical Rwandan response towards their poverty and hardship.

Weve been there several times now, and the area really does hold a special place in our hearts. Scotland has already left a small legacy of 20 or so little houses in the village, funded by a Bishopbriggs church group several years ago.

The total cost of clearing and levelling off the existing pitch, supporting the new pitch on the side of the hill and creating a decent, flat playing surface is budgeted at £11,500.

Our October 2022 group of volunteer coaches raised £6,000 towards the project - were going back in February 2024 and would like to have raised the additional £5,500 to finish the job for them.