Boubyan Bank renews sponsorship and partnership with 'Safteen Football' Academy

Boubyan Bank renewed its sponsorship of the “Safteen For Soccer” football academy, which specializes in training children aged 5 to 16, continuing a partnership that has been in place since the academy’s founding in 2018. This move underscores the bank’s commitment to long-term investment in youth and supporting promising sporting talents in Kuwait.

The sponsorship renewal was signed in the presence of Faisal Al-Khudair, Assistant Manager of Communications and Corporate Relations at Boubyan, and Badr Al-Mutawa, founder of the “Safteen For Soccer” academy and former Kuwait national team player, alongside several bank and academy officials.

This step aligns with the bank’s corporate social responsibility strategy and its dedication to supporting sports initiatives and their sustainable impact. The bank aims to discover talents at early ages and provide a professional training environment that helps them develop their technical and physical skills, while instilling values of discipline, teamwork, and perseverance.

As part of the sponsorship, Boubyan Bank customers and employees’ children will receive a special 20% discount on academy fees during the summer and winter seasons of 2026–2027. This benefit expands opportunities for beneficiaries to access the academy’s training programs and enhances the social value delivered by the partnership to various segments of Boubyan’s community.

Commenting on the occasion, Al-Khudair stated that the sponsorship renewal reflects Boubyan’s vision for community partnerships based on continuity and tangible impact. He noted that supporting the academy since its launch in 2018 demonstrates the bank’s belief in the importance of long-term investment in youth, providing pathways that help them discover and develop their abilities within an organized and motivating sports environment. He added that the “Safteen For Soccer” academy represents a model of sports initiatives that combine football skill development with character building, by instilling values of discipline, teamwork, commitment, and ambition, thereby contributing to raising a generation of young people equipped with the necessary sporting and personal attributes to achieve their aspirations.

For his part, Badr Al-Mutawa, founder of the “Safteen For Soccer” academy and former Kuwait national team player, thanked Boubyan Bank for renewing its sponsorship and continuing its support for the academy since its establishment. He emphasized that this partnership is a cornerstone in the academy’s journey and its ability to continue and develop its training programs.

Al-Mutawa said that Boubyan’s support has helped provide a comprehensive training environment that enables young players to hone their skills and develop their abilities according to an organized training methodology. He also highlighted that the partnership has enabled approximately 250 academy players to transition to various Kuwaiti clubs, reflecting the tangible impact of the partnership and the results achieved over the past years.