Your Game is a social inclusion project using football and music to engage 16-25 year old men and women from all backgrounds.
In summer 2007 the YG team staged 5-a-side street football tournaments culminating in a UK final. The 2007 tournament had ten regional competitions with 2,400 players competing, and resulted in 150 participants enrolling on FA coaching and refereeing courses.
As well as football, YG07 includes a music festival with local acts, art and a celebration of urban culture - featuring music and graffitti workshops, and there's also a chance for people to try their hand at sports commentary.
The Your Game festival arrived in Sam Nujoma Stadium in the former Katatura Township in Namibia in September 2007. It took place alongside Next Step, a global sporting conference organised by UK Sport, which featured former athletics stars such as Dame Kelly Holmes, Ed Moses and Frankie Fredericks.
It also brought together organisations like the International Olympic Committee, FIFA and the UN and gave them an equal placing alongside grass-roots projects from across the globe.
Delegates, including youth leaders and ministers, shared ideas on how sport can address social problems and show how powerful a tool it can be in recruiting those who otherwise feel marginalised.
