about CFA MIDSTREAM

Soccer/Football from Ages 3 to 19

Club Football Academy Midstream is an organization dedicated to servicing our members with the best in class football education and experience in a safe environment.

Our focus is to equip young players with all the necessary skills required to play at the highest level possible. We achieve this by creating an environment that allows skill acquisition in a fun and meaningful manner and then progress to being able to execute the skills under pressure in game situations.

Our program consist of training opportunities during the week and matches on the weekends. We currently compete in the SAFA GDL (Gauteng Development League) and the SAFA FAP (Football Association of Pretoria League).

The club is entering it’s 8th year of existence and we have managed to get to the top tier of
competition in Gauteng. In this short space of time our players have been exposed to international travels and have had the opportunity to play against international teams. In 2019, 2022 and 2023 we had a team tour the United States. 15 players received USA scholarships from our USA tours.

Our coach qualifications range between SAFA D license to SAFA B License with experience at all levels of the game as well as degree’s in Sport Science, Recreation Management and the like. The Club’s Football manager (Graham Oosthuis) previously worked at the University of Pretoria and MP Black Aces in the Premier League.

We take our football quite seriously but we also seriously enjoy it and have fun with it, the way most constructs of learning should be. The only way to reach the top of the game is to live it like those that are there already. We provide stepping stones/building blocks for this, cultivating a love for the game that should kick on the development required so get to the top of the game. Should you require any more information please feel free to contact us or let us know that you would like to chat and we’ll call you.

A Brief background of the Club. The Dobson family initiated the Midstream Soccer Club and it was Launched in 2017 with the approval of Bondev the Midstream Estate Developers, the launch was an incredible success with over 300 children arriving on that day. Since the launch of the club in 2017, Rob Dobson is the Club Chairman and Graham Oosthuis is the Football Manager. The Dobson family started the Midstream soccer club as a project to benefit the midstream community and of course to bring joy to our estate children who love the sport. Our son’s love for soccer, being the main motivational driver behind it. We built new facilities and new soccer fields in Midstream Estate.

In 2018 we started our first year, registering in the SAFA FAP league. Since then, we have had many achievements in the Club as can be viewed on our website “About” page. www.midstream.club. Some highlights are, 2019 USA tour where 3 members received part Scholarships to study in the USA, 2019 FAP U13 division 3 league and cup champions and 2021 FAP U13 Super League champions, 2023 NS League U13 Cup Champions, to name but a few.

The Midstream soccer club sponsors the midstream security guards with membership fees, league fees, boots, kit and other costs. We also take pride in the fact that we as a club have sponsored Underprivileged Children (from surrounding poor areas) in the club with club fees and kit. We help them grow and learn in a safe and friendly environment.