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Ascent Soccer

Ascent Soccer unlocks the competitive advantages in Malawi and across Southeast Africa to identify and develop youth football talent, by delivering professional level soccer training, education, personal development and global pathways for youth of talent and promise. Ascent Soccer launched in 2015, and quickly became the region’s top full-time youth football academy and scholarship program.

 

In the past five years alone, Ascent Soccer has produced 50+ youth and senior internationals, which includes four starters for Malawi’s Senior Women’s National Team, who just reached the 2026 WAFCON Finals and qualified for the nation’s first (female or male) FIFA World Cup. Ascent graduates currently play professionally in France, Germany and Sweden, alongside 10 global scholars at world-class boarding schools and universities including Duke and Northeastern.

 

Our squads and classrooms are formed following the most strategic talent search in Southeast African history, having assessed over 100,000 youth players.

 

In 2027, Ascent Soccer is further embracing its ethos through the region’s first purpose built full-time residential green school, education center and equitable youth soccer academy. Ascent is empowering talent, leveling the playing field and delivering opportunity through five pillars: Soccer. Scholarship. Girls. Green. Grassroots.

 

Learn more at www.ascentsoccer.org.

25 Aug, 2026
Full time
Country Director
Ascent Soccer Lilongwe, Malawi
COUNTRY DIRECTOR : ASCENT SOCCER  (Location: Lilongwe, Malawi) Target Start Date: January 2027  Ascent Soccer is seeking an experienced, passionate and impact driven football leader, coach and mentor who believes in education and opportunity for under-served talent and promise. ABOUT ASCENT SOCCER Ascent Soccer unlocks the competitive advantages in Malawi and across Southeast Africa to identify and develop youth football talent, by delivering professional level soccer training, education, personal development and global pathways for youth of talent and promise. Ascent Soccer launched in 2015, and quickly became the region’s top full-time youth football academy and scholarship program. In the past five years alone, Ascent Soccer has produced 50+ youth and senior internationals, which includes four starters for Malawi’s Senior Women’s National Team, who just reached the 2026 WAFCON Finals and qualified for the nation’s first (female or male) FIFA...