The Khalsa Football Academy have been promoting football in Stevenage and North Herts for the past two decades. This year, the KFA will start their official celebrations with a festival which includes a fixture against a celebrity team as well as a PANA k

The Khalsa Football Academy have been promoting football in Stevenage and North Herts for the past two decades.

This year, the KFA will start their official celebrations with a festival which includes a fixture against a celebrity team as well as a PANA knockout league.

To celebrate the 20 years, KFA have numerous initiatives lined up from this July for the following 12 months.

The KFA started back in 1988 in a direct attempt to get more Asian players playing organised football in Stevenage and North Herts.

KFA spokesman Bal Singh said: "The key to the organisation's success has been a clear plan with realistic aims and objectives.

"The aim of the celebrity match and future 20-year celebration initiatives is to invite local business to support the KFA.

"All money raised will go towards combating anti-social behaviour and working with youngsters.

"The 20 years of success has been down to volunteers dedicating endless voluntary time, primarily facilitating ground-breaking initiatives to harness young people's enthusiasm for football."

* The KFA PANA League will give youngsters another chance to showcase their skills.

PANA knockout is a one-on-one street football. There are two players and one nutmeg wins it!

The league is on every Friday evening from 5.30-7.30pm.

It starts on June 27 at Hitchin Boys' School Sports Centre

Deadline for entries is June 25 and registration fee is £5 per player for the duration of the six-week league. Entry fee is £3 per session.

All players registered will be eligible for the celebrity game.

Age groups are under-eights, 10s, 12s and 14s.

Cheques for the £5 should be made payable to Khalsa Football Academy.

Parents need to send contact details including telephone number and child's name and date of birth to: Khalsa Football Academy Office, 8 Business Centre West, Avenue One, Letchworth Garden City, Herts, SG6 2HB. Or you can email teambal@hotmail.com