The Bachar Houli Academy will take on the Victorian Diversity All-Stars at Victoria Park on Thursday.
The Bachar Houli Senior Academy has come together in Melbourne to take part in a week-long football program during the 2023 Toyota AFL Grand Final week.
The Bachar Houli Senior Academy is a high-performance football talent program for 15 to 18-year-olds from an Islamic background.
The Academy uses football as a vehicle to promote mental and physical health and wellbeing. The program also aims to strengthen cultural identity by building confidence through education and developing leadership skills to inspire the next generation of leaders.
Participants will take part in a host of football, education and personal development sessions over the course of the week.
The Bachar Houli Senior Academy features 27 players from Victoria and South Australia.
They include Calder Cannons representatives Mohammad Abdallah, Hussien El Achkar, Amin Naim, Adam Sweid and Mahmoud Taha, Western Jets trio Taaj Assafiri, Abdul Esokni and Hussien Kadour, Northern Knights midfielder Zane Souleiman and SANFL duo Zain Baroudi (Glenelg) and Ayman Ismail (North Adelaide).
The Bachar Houli Senior Academy coaching panel are all members of the Bachar Houli Coaching Pathway Program, led by head coach Mohammed Kaakour who this year served as an assistant coach with Richmond’s VFL program.
AFL Multicultural & Bachar Houli Talent Programs Manager, Ahmed Saad said: “Being part of the Bachar Houli Senior Academy is an important step in the on and off-field development of our participants.
“The program helps to develop football, personal and leadership skills to further develop as our participants as athletes and young men.
“We hope our participants can also impart these skills within their football clubs and communities.”
The Bachar Houli Senior Academy arrived in camp on Monday as part of the week-long program.
Players were put through their paces when they took part in AFL Combine modelled testing on Monday afternoon.
The squad trained at the Swinburne Centre on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Richmond coach Adem Yze on hand to welcome players during their opening session.
The Bachar Houli Senior Academy will take on the Victorian Diversity All-Stars at Victoria Park on Thursday from 11:00am.
The Victorian Diversity All-Stars team features Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and players from culturally diverse backgrounds who either feature on Coates Talent League lists or have been involved in Talent Pathways programs.
The Bachar Houli Senior Academy will also take part in an exhibition match against the Alex Rance Academy at the MCG on Sunday from 11:00am.
Bachar Houli Senior Academy vs Victorian Diversity All-Stars
Thursday, September 28 at 11:00am
Victoria Park
HOW TO WATCH: Please click here to view a live stream of the Bachar Houli Senior Academy vs Victorian Diversity All-Stars match will be available here.
BACHAR HOULI ACADEMY
1. Khalil Kakkour (Pascoe Vale)
2. Mohammed Khodr (West Coburg)
3. Mohammad Abdallah (Strathmore/Calder Cannons)
4. Jalal Abou-Eid (Pascoe Vale)
5. Zakaria Abou-Eid (Pascoe Vale)
6. Ibrahim Abouzeid (Yarraville Seddon Eagles)
7. Taaj Assafiri (Williamstown CYMS/Western Jets)
8. Zain Baroudi (Edwardstown/Glenelg)
9. Kahaled El Souki (Yarraville Seddon Eagles)
10. Mahmoud El-Haouli (Williamstown)
11. Abdul Esokni (Altona/Western Jets)
12. Noah Hijazi (Pascoe Vale)
13. Isaac Kaddour (Yarraville Seddon Eagles)
14. Romy Noureddine (West Preston-Lakeside)
15. Adam Samie (Preston Bullants)
16. Zane Souleiman (North Heidelberg/Northern Knights)
17. Adam Sweid (Pascoe Vale/Calder Cannons)
18. Hussien El Achkar (Pascoe Vale/Calder Cannons)
19. Mohamed El Hawli (Newport)
20. Carled El-Khodr (Pascoe Vale)
21. Rafeik Haddara (Point Cook)
22. Ayman Ismail (Tea Tree Gully/North Adelaide)
23. Hussien Kadour (Newport/Western Jets)
24. Amin Naim (Strathmore/Calder Cannons)
25. Mahmoud Taha (Pascoe Vale/Calder Cannons)
26. Ali Khoder (Pascoe Vale)
27. Ahmed Zahraman (Pascoe Vale)
VICTORIAN DIVERSITY ALL-STARS
1. Goy Jiath (Morwell/Gippsland Power)
3. Darcy Jamieson (The Basin/Eastern Ranges)
4. Julian Roland (Dandenong Stingrays)
5. Wichay Paul (Geelong West Giants/Geelong Falcons)
7. Kade Dwyer (Shepparton Swans/Murray Bushrangers)
8. Jack Baldwin (Mitcham/Eastern Ranges)
9. Goanar Ruach (Traralgan/Gippsland Power)
10. Sebastian Wolff (Camberwell/Oakleigh Chargers)
11. Milun Fernando (Yarrambat/Northern Knights)
12. Lachlan Everetts (Rowville Hawks/Eastern Ranges)
13. Waylon Davey-Motlop (Palmerston Magpies/Oakleigh Chargers)
14. Coren Giliam (Fountain Gate/Dandenong Stingrays)
15. Mingara Clark (Parkside Junior/Oakleigh Chargers)
16. Edwin Nyembo (Werribee Centrals/Western Jets
17. Kobe Williams (Williamstown/Western Jets)
19. Seth Fawcett (Darley/GWV Rebels)
20. Deacon Fawcett (Darley/GWV Rebels)
21. Divjot Singh (Greenvale/Calder Cannons)
24. Brogan McGee (Rumbalara/Murray Bushrangers)
26. Isaac Abbay (Hillside/Western Jets)
27. Michael Hooker (Robinvale-Euston/Bendigo Pioneers)
28. Ryan Muir (Wantirna South/Eastern Ranges)
29. Aime Nshimiyimana (Geelong West Giants/Geelong Falcons)
30. Buay Duac (Seaford/Dandenong Stingrays)
