More than just a Game: Women's Soccer as a Catalyst for Stronger Communities

This is my second year with the Wofoo women's team, and I am very honored to have joined the Wofoo family in 2023. However, in my memory, getting to know Wofoo Social Enterprise was not an overnight thing; I became acquainted with it back when I was a teenager. In 2016, when I was still a secondary school student, the N LEAGUE (Hong Kong Jockey Club North District Secondary Schools Girls' Seven-a-Side Football League) was introduced, and our school became the only participating school in the Tai Po District. I often heard my football friends say they envied the Greater North District (Tai Po and North District) for having their own league, where we could hone our skills by playing against different schools every week. Because N League also included football exchanges to Meizhou and Taipei, I made friends from neighboring schools during that time. Even after graduating from high school and attending different universities and colleges, whenever we bumped into each other, we would reminisce and joke that we were still part of the "N League" group. Now that I have entered society, I still keep in touch with the N League group. Perhaps, this is one of the meanings of participating in football.

Participated in N League in 2017

Participated in N League in 2018

Participated in N League in 2019

That same year, I joined the youth team of the Tai Po women's team and discovered that Wofoo Social Enterprise not only organized the N League but also supported local women's football teams. Currently, I play for the Wofoo women's team and feel even more the love of this Wofoo family. During festive seasons, we would receive "snack gift packs" from Dr. and Mrs. Lee. When I was young, I always looked forward to the variety of snacks inside, but as I grew older, my favorites became Zero (sports drink) and vitamin C. What left a lasting impression on me was one winter when Mrs. Lee gifted each of us a down jacket, worried that we might catch a cold. Even now, we wear these down jackets on the field during winter, and the warmth from years ago continues to this day, never expiring.

2018 Tai Po Women's Team and Youth Team

2024 Wofoo Women's Team and Youth Team