If you’ve been inspired by Jess, Rachel and Wales Women’s Football team – or any of the amazing footballers who’ve been playing in the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 – then you too can have your chance to shine on the ball!
Sponsored for the second year running by V12 Retail Finance, Tŷ Hafan Football Fives tournament takes place on 25 September and is open to women’s and mixed teams as well as men’s teams.
Roxy, pictured centre, played for a V12 Retail Finance team last year. “Last year’s Football Fives was amazing,” she said.
“From the moment I arrived, the atmosphere was electric, full of laughs, friendly competition, and a whole lot of team spirit. The organiser did an incredible job; everything ran smoothly and everyone felt included.
“As a female player, I couldn’t have asked for a more welcoming environment. It’s not always easy walking onto the pitch, but the encouragement and positivity from everyone—even from the other team—made it such a fun and memorable experience.”
“It wasn’t just about football. It was about coming together for a good cause, making new connections, and having a proper laugh along the way.”
With all the action at Cardiff’s Gol on Lawrenny Avenue, teams need to have eight players (one goalkeeper, four outfield players and three subs) and entry per team is £495.
It’s a round robin league where teams initially play for position in Champions League, Europa League and ECL stages. Then, the tournament moves on to knock-out phases, where the winners will go through to the semi final and then the final.
Registration is at 12 noon and the day will end around 5pm. Each team is guaranteed a minimum of five 10 minute games, pizza and a drink post-tournament, the chance to win player of the tournament, presentation of awards and a guest speaker.
Kelly Dibble, Corporate Fundraising Manager for Tŷ Hafan, said: “Too many families in Wales are struggling through the fear, exhaustion and uncertainty that comes with caring for a child whose life will be short.
“Right now, we are only supporting 1 in 10 families who have a child whose life will be short. Our ambition is that when a child’s life will be short, no family should have to live it on their own.
“With your help, we can walk alongside every family who needs us.”
To register go to: Football Fives – Ty Hafan
- Tŷ Hafan is one of only two children’s hospices in Wales.
- HRH The Princess of Wales is Patron of Tŷ Hafan.
- Life-shortened means that the child or young person is not expected to live beyond 18 years old. The average age of a child referred to Tŷ Hafan between 2019 and 2024 was two years old.
- Last year Tŷ Hafan supported more than 750 families.
- Currently Tŷ Hafan is only able to help 1 in 10 families who need our help.
- When a child’s life will be short no family should have to live it on their own.
- Tŷ Hafan provides specialist palliative care addressing the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of each member of the family. From diagnosis to bereavement, Tŷ Hafan is there for the family as long as they need us, through life, death and beyond.
- Tŷ Hafan offers families end-of-life care, and services such as family support, complementary therapy, music therapy and outreach play both within the hospice and in the family home.
- A child and his/her family can be referred to Tŷ Hafan at the time of diagnosis with care and support being provided throughout the course of the child’s condition, which can be for many years.
- The children and young people who access Tŷ Hafan’s services suffer from a broad range of conditions, many with profound and complex medical needs. Some of the conditions are so rare they haven’t been named.
- Last year it cost Tŷ Hafan £6.5m to provide our care services to children and young people with life-shortening conditions and their families at our hospice in Sully (near Cardiff) and in homes and community settings across Wales.
- Only 13% of those costs were covered by recurring statutory funding.
- More than 80% of Tŷ Hafan’s care costs are generated by donations from the generous public in Wales and beyond, via a range of fundraising activities – including community and corporate events, legacies, and its commercial activities such as its lottery and shops.
- 77p of every £1 we spend is spent on children and families – excluding expenditure on trading activity.
- For more information and to make a donation go to www.tyhafan.org