about us
The Thaabit Ahmed Football Academy (TAFA) is a privately run sports academy with branches in Colombo & Galle. TAFA was founded in 2009 with just 5 students. Since then it has grown to support the football development of over 200 children annually aged between 3 - 18.
Our core values of ‘enjoyment’, ‘development’ and ‘respect’, are backed by our strong three pillars of ‘coaching’, ‘exchange’ and ‘foundation’,
At tafa, we provide a fun, safe and professional environment for students to train and enjoy the sport. With a dedicated team of coaches and operational staff, TAFA aims to mould our players to be responsible global citizens.
Our Community is inclusive of families from over 30 nationalities. Our Strength lies on how diverse we are as a sporting community. We are proud to have associated and leant from many
teams & insitutions around the world.
meet the team
THAABIT AHMED
FOUNDER
FA Level 2 ( Liverpool, England)
EDDIE MANGAN
HEAD COACH
UEFA B (Scotland)
Abdul Majeedu
HEAD OF ACCOUNTS
Zulaikha Haniffa
OFFICE MANAGER
Rukshan Thahir
HEAD OF MEDIA
email // hello@tafacoaching.com
meet the team
THAABIT AHMED
FOUNDER
FA Level 2 ( Liverpool, England)
EDDIE MANGAN
HEAD COACH
UEFA B (Scotland)