137 - A Conversation with Coach Jack on Growing Blind Football in South Africa

In today’s episode, Lois chats with Mlimbisi Msibi (also known as Coach Jack) from Corinthians Africa, a youth empowerment organisation in Gauteng, South Africa. Amongst the programmes they offer youth, Corinthians Africa have started an active blind football team. For his work empowering both youth with and without disabilities, Mlimbisi Msibi was the recipient of a Young Mandela Award in 2025. During the conversation, Coach Jack shares the story of how Corinthians Africa came to be, and how the blind football initiative became part of their offerings. He also discusses his goal of growing the movement to allow greater numbers of blind youth to participate in blind football through the establishment of a blind soccer league in South Africa. Apologies for the minor technical difficulties experienced during this interview – sometimes that is just the way it goes! Learn more about Coach Jack and Corinthians Africa at: e-mail: [email protected] Instagram, Tiktok, LinkedIn and Facebook: Corinthians Africa. Coach Jack Personal: Tiktok: Coach Jack 48 LinkedIn: Mlungisi Jack Msibi Watch this short YouTube video about the story: https://youtu.be/59vFx9mr8kc?si=X63Eu_JEW3a2yb-S Image description: I’d love to hear from you – contact me at Web: https://www.loisstrachan.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lstrachan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loisstrachanspeaker This episode edited by Craig Strachan using Hindenburg PRO – find out more on Hindenburg.com Credits and music by Charlie Dyasi.