Grassroots to Global Sports Diplomacy
SOCCER WAZA · DETROIT WAZA FLO · WAZA FC
Grassroots to Global Sports Diplomacy
Skills for the game. Opportunities for life.
Explore our history, current initiatives and developing programs through football, culture and education.
Global to Local — Organizations, Programs & Connections
Global to Local — Organizations & Programs
THE WAZA FAMILY — CLUBS & PROGRAMS
FutSoul AcademyOUR ROOTS — SCICLUNA FAMILY & HISTORICAL CONNECTIONS
Federations - World Cups - Associations - Leagues
International Federations & World Cup Competitions
Past Partnerships, Leagues, and International Federations
OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS — PAST AND PRESENT
Our school work spans current programs and past collaborations. We currently work with Detroit Public Schools Community District and Momentum Academy in Waterford, and are launching year-round programming at Pulaski. Proposals for César Chávez Academy and Redford Union School District, along with a broader Detroit expansion plan, are in development.
Detroit Public Schools Community District — district and schools
Private Catholic school
Public charter school
Our History: Malta, Detroit and the World
The Scicluna family’s involvement in Detroit soccer began after World War II, rooted in migration from Malta and community life in Corktown, Detroit Michigan, USA. Soccer Waza emerged in the 1990s through money-tournaments and community non-association leagues. Soccer Waza LLC was officially registered in 1997.
Across generations, the Scicluna family helped build the foundations of soccer in Metro Detroit: playing in immigrant community leagues, helping establish recreational soccer at Livonia Family YMCA and select competitive youth clubs, developing indoor training facilities through Total Soccer, and creating professional soccer training through Soccer Waza. This work connected community participation with year-round training, youth development and professional opportunities.
That tradition continued through Detroit Waza Flo’s involvement in the growth of arena soccer leagues, its partnership with Detroit Ignition, and its role in expanding UPSL in Michigan. The timeline below follows the people, clubs, facilities and programs that carried this work forward.
The society preserves Detroit’s Maltese-American community history, including its early soccer teams and games at Patton Park.
Detroit Maltese Falcons — 1960s
Detroit Soccer League community team.
Sponsored by the Maltese-American Benevolent Society, the Maltese Falcons were a proud community team made up largely of Maltese immigrants who settled in Metro Detroit after World War II. They played in the Detroit Soccer League, with Patton Park in southwest Detroit as their home pitch. The Detroit Soccer League had a tough reputation for physical, fiercely competitive play. Rivalries among Detroit’s immigrant communities brought passionate crowds to matches against clubs such as the Carpathia Kickers and St. Andrew Scots. The team carried the Maltese Falcons name for more than twenty years; the league later required clubs to drop ethnic or national names to help ease heated rivalries. Explore the society’s Falcons archive · Related Google search · Read the family story.
Early 1970s — Paul Scicluna’s youth soccer work at Livonia Family YMCA led into the Michigan Wolves and Hawks story. EMU Hall of Fame tribute, 2015 — watch from 0:39.
North American Soccer League (NASL)
American Soccer League (ASL) — 1982 champions
Detroit Express players Brian Tinnion and Gus Moffat partnered with Paul Scicluna to create the Total Soccer franchise. The indoor soccer facilities began in the 1980s as Four Seasons on Industrial Drive in Farmington, before becoming Total Soccer. It expanded into some of the world’s largest indoor soccer facilities, providing year-round soccer for the community. Brian Tinnion’s son, Paul Tinnion, went on to create the Michigan Jaguars.
The Duggan family and Michigan soccer
Dan and Jim Duggan were instrumental in developing soccer in Michigan through the Bucks and the opportunities they created for players. Jim served as executive director of Michigan’s 1994 World Cup Bid Committee from 1991, helping bring World Cup matches to the Pontiac Silverdome. He continued in that role as the successful bid committee became the host committee through the 1994 tournament. Contemporary account of Jim Duggan’s soccer leadership.
The Bucks and Waza share a player-development legacy rooted in Uncle Paul Scicluna’s friendship and work with Dan and Jim Duggan. Dominic, Mario and Valentino “Tino” Scicluna grew up playing for the Bucks, as did many Detroit Waza Flo professionals. That connection carries local players through youth, outdoor and professional indoor soccer.
Explore Bucks history, Waza connections and championships
Dan and Jim Duggan, with help from their friend and mentor Paul Scicluna, established the Bucks in 1995. The team began play in Saginaw in 1996 as the Mid-Michigan Bucks, later became the Michigan Bucks, and moved to Flint in 2019 as the Flint City Bucks.
The Bucks and Waza share a history of local player development. Dominic, Mario and Valentino “Tino” Scicluna all grew up playing for the Bucks, as did many Detroit Waza Flo professionals. Dominic’s playing biography. Paul’s legacy continues through the Paul R. Scicluna Total Soccer Player of the Year Award, the Bucks’ highest individual honor.
- PDL / USL League Two national champions: 2006, 2014, 2016 and 2019.
- PDL regular-season champions: 2000, 2008, 2012, 2015 and 2016.
- Hank Steinbrecher Cup national champions: 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022.
- Division champions: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023 and 2024; 2025; and 2026 — eighteen division titles.
- Twelve conference championships through 2025, followed by the 2026 Central Conference championship.
Professional soccer training, school and community programs. Community leagues and money tournaments in the 1990s preceded Soccer Waza LLC’s registration in 1997.
Founded in 1999, Waza FC provides youth club soccer, training and player development. Across many years, Waza FC teams have won state, regional and national championships, including National Indoor Soccer Championship (NISC) across youth and adult divisions. Waza FC.
View championship titles and results
- 2009 — U14 Boys, Waza Black.
- 2010 — U16 Boys, Waza FC ’94 Black; and U19 Boys, Waza FC Black.
- 2013 — U18 Boys, Waza FC West 95 Black.
- 2014 — U13 Boys, Waza FC East 01 Juniors.
- 2014 — Waza FC 98 Black girls.
- 2016 — U16 Boys, Waza FC.
- 2024 MSYSA Junior State Cup champions — U11 Boys Division 2, Waza FC 2013 Boys Black; 2–1 over Lakeshore FC in the June 2 final.
- 2014 US Youth Soccer Region II champions — U13 Boys, Waza FC 01 Juniors; and U18 Boys, Waza FC East 96 Juniors.
- 2013, 2014 and 2015 Midwest Regional League champions — Waza FC girls, coached by Tino Scicluna and Peter Langens.
- 2014 Midwest Development League, Erie West Division champions — Waza FC East 01 Juniors.
- 2013 Super Y national champions — U12 Boys, Waza FC East 01 Juniors.
- 2013 Super Y national champions — U17 Girls, Waza FC.
- 2014 US Youth Soccer national champions — U13 Boys, Waza FC East 01 Juniors; 2–0 over FC Golden State in the final.
- 2014 Super Y North American champions — U12 Girls, Waza FC East; 2–1 over Grand Rapids Crew Juniors.
- 2015 Super Y national champions — U12 Girls, Waza FC; 2–0 over Barcelona USA Atlanta Fire.
National Indoor Soccer Championship (NISC) — national champions
Waza FC teams have won titles in U8, U9, U10, U11, U12, U13 and U14, as well as high school boys, coed and men’s open divisions.
Founded in 1994 by Soccer Excellence, NISC brings together teams from the United States, Canada and Mexico. About the championship.
Detroit Waza Flo connects professional arena soccer and futsal with player development, national championship success and international competition. Its roots reach back to community leagues and money tournaments in the 1990s, followed by PASL competition and professional arena soccer from 2008.
Detroit Waza Flo — league history and championships
- 1990–2002 — Pre-league roots: money tournaments and multiple titles at the National Indoor Soccer Championship (NISC).
- 2002–2003 — Premier Arena Soccer League: Detroit Waza entered PASL competition.
- 2007–2008 — PASL Premier national champions: winter championship title.
- 2008–2009 — Professional Arena Soccer League: charter-member participation in PASL-Pro.
- 2011–2012 — PASL Eastern Division champions: 13–3 regular-season record; league finalists.
- 2012–2013 — Back-to-back PASL Eastern Division champions: 14–2 record; league finalists. U.S. Open Arena Cup champions: defeated the San Diego Sockers in the 2013 final. Read the Open Arena Cup final report.
- 2013–2014 — PASL Eastern Division playoffs.
- 2014–2016 — Major Arena Soccer League: professional competition following the transition from PASL-Pro to MASL.
- 2017 — Major League Futsal national champions: Professional Division.
- 2017–2019 — MASL Division 2: two seasons of professional competition, including 2018–2019.
- 2019 — United Premier Soccer League (UPSL): joined the Midwest Conference for the Spring Season, expanding into outdoor 11v11 competition and helping bring UPSL soccer to Michigan. Expansion announcement.
- 2022–2023 — Major League Indoor Soccer: founding-season participation.
- 2023–2024 — MLIS: continued professional competition.
- 2024–2025 — MASL3: Detroit Waza Flo joined the league.
MASL historical record · MLIS club announcement · Waza Flo club history · MASL3 history
International and World Cup representation — Waza-affiliated
- 2008 — FIFRA World Circuit, Montreal, Canada: Waza’s international arena-soccer history includes the Montreal tournament. Watch the Montreal event video.
- 2015 — WMF 6v6 Arena World Cup, USA: Waza hosted Canada, Russia, Serbia and Brazil in Flint at the arena then known as Perani Arena, now Dort Financial Center. Waza coaching staff worked with Canada; the United States won the tournament. Flint match coverage. Watch World Cup hosting coverage.
- 2017 — WMF 6v6 World Cup, Tunisia: Waza-affiliated players and coaching staff represented the USA, reaching the round of 16.
- 2023 — AMF Futsal World Cup, Mexico: Waza-affiliated players represented the United States. Watch USA vs Australia.
- 2024 — FIFUSA Futsal World Cup, Colombia: Waza-affiliated players and coaches participated with the USA national team. Watch World Cup video.
- 2025 — AMF Futsal Club World Cup, Ibagué, Colombia: Waza Kings represented the United States.
- 2025 — Copa Internacional Clubes de Futsal, Costa Rica: Detroit Imperial Waza competed in the international club event at Arena BN in Hatillo. Tournament results. Watch Omar Lahbiki’s Costa Rica goal.
- 2026 — ISFA 3v3 Street Football World Cup, Utrecht, Netherlands: Dominic Scicluna represented Malta with Malta Clasicos. Official tournament · Story, match videos and photo galleries. Watch Malta vs Serbia.
- 2026 — SOCCA World Cup, Essen, Germany: Davide Franco Di Poce represented Italy in the six-a-side World Cup, listed as number 21, defender. Official Italy roster and results · Story, photographs and match replays. Watch Day 2, Session 3.
Detroit Ignition played at Compuware Arena in Plymouth, competing in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 2006 to 2008 and the Xtreme Soccer League in 2008–09. The Ignition won the 2007–08 MISL regular-season title and the 2008–09 XSL championship.
Waza Flo partnered with Detroit Ignition, playing doubleheaders at Compuware Arena. Eleven Waza players helped Ignition win the 2009 XSL championship.
The eleven Waza players: Nate Craft; Miodrag “Miki” Djerisilo; Nik Djokic; Drew Ducker; Ryan Mack; Darrel Quinn; Doug Rice; Worteh Sampson; Valentino “Tino” Scicluna; Dan Trosper; and Zack Wilkes.
The January 2009 Ignition newsletters promoted shared game days, including Waza Flo versus 1790 Cincinnati followed by Ignition versus New Jersey Ironmen, with one ticket admitting fans to both games. January 22 doubleheader promotion · January 9 doubleheader promotion.
Original Ignition championship announcement · Team history and roster · XSL history
Detroit Waza Flo helped expand the United Premier Soccer League in Michigan, joining the Midwest Conference East Division for the 2019 Spring Season. The move extended Waza’s arena and indoor soccer pathway into traditional 11v11 outdoor competition. The league’s April 22, 2019 announcement named High Velocity Sports in Canton as the club’s home venue.
Waza’s longstanding relationship with Yan Skwara also connects local player development with professional opportunities abroad. Waza has sent players to his professional club in Belize, Belmopan FC.
Waza clubs and program milestones
Club and program milestones are shown below. These dates describe the organizations, not the introduction dates of their logos.
Waza Kings — 2025Represented the United States at the AMF Futsal Club World Cup in Ibagué, Colombia. This is a competition milestone; the founding year is not yet confirmed. Club history.
Detroit Imperial Waza — UPSL eraDocumented in the UPSL team directory. Founding and first-season dates are not yet confirmed. UPSL team profile.
Waza Track Club — 2006 → todayFounded in 2006 for Waza FC cross-training; developed into a track-and-field program competing in AAU and USATF meets. Track Club history.
Waza Basketball Club — 2020 → todayFounded in 2020; youth basketball within the Waza family of programs. Basketball program.
FutSoul Academy — Program historyFeatured in Waza’s creative and small-sided football archive. Founding year not yet confirmed. FutSoul Academy.
Leadership across levels of the game
Our history includes owners, founders, directors and coaches across organizations serving elementary, middle-school, high-school, college and professional soccer.Mario Scicluna is a current BOD and founding member of the Michigan State Developmental Soccer League (MSDSL), former service on the Major Arena Soccer League board, and founding involvement in several U.S. arena leagues.
The archive names PASL, MASL and its divisions, Major League Indoor Soccer, Major League Futsal and UPSL Michigan. Youth pathways include MSYSA, MSDSL, WSSL, MSPSP and US Youth Soccer competition. These relationships span different periods and roles. MASL itself was formed in 2014; Soccer Waza’s 1997 registration is a separate milestone.
People carrying the work forward
Paul R. Scicluna
Known as the “Godfather of Michigan Soccer,” Uncle Paul connected immigrant community soccer, youth clubs, indoor facilities, school and college coaching, and the professional game. EMU’s first women’s soccer head coach, he died in 1999.
Explore Paul’s legacy
The family archive includes Livonia Bentley, Detroit Catholic Central, Livonia YMCA, Michigan Wolves and Hawks, and Eastern Michigan University. EMU’s soccer history records the field named in his honor. The 2015 Eastern Michigan Athletics tribute begins at 0:39.
Dominic Scicluna
Executive and Technical Director, Dominic connects youth, collegiate and professional coaching with international playing and development experience. His playing history includes Schoolcraft College, Eastern Michigan University, Detroit Rockers, Detroit Waza Flo, Michigan Bucks, Windsor Border Stars and Las Vegas Legends.
International experience
His wider experience includes clubs in Malta, Costa Rica, Australia, Brazil and Jamaica.
Mario Scicluna
President and Director of Development, Mario connects training, league formation, governance, scholarships, cultural production and international sports diplomacy. His creative work includes The Road to Dharma, Golden Shoes, and music, drum and dance activities.
Education and playing experience
His record includes Western Michigan University, Bond University and the University of Malta, alongside professional soccer and other sports.
Valentino “Tino” Scicluna
Tino connects the family’s professional playing and coaching history with youth development. His career includes the Detroit Rockers, Michigan Bucks, Windsor Border Stars and Detroit Ignition. His work also connects with Nationals Soccer and Waza FC.
Eric Scicluna
Eric, the son of Paul and Sandra Scicluna, is the owner of Total Soccer Royal Oak. His work continues the family’s indoor soccer tradition, providing a place for players and families to learn, train and enjoy the game.
Total Soccer Royal Oak · Royal Oak Instagram · Family newspaper tribute
Philip Scicluna
Philip is the founder of the Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Championships in California. He connects the family’s international work with beach soccer, bringing youth and adult teams together through the game.
Valentino Scicluna
Mario’s son Valentino plays for Detroit Waza Flo and coaches full-time with Waza FC. A Detroit Catholic Central graduate, he won three state championships—two in soccer and one in wrestling. He is a full-time student whose studies include Schoolcraft College and Wayne State University, provides personal training, and has worked at Chew Chewy Entertainment Music Studios.
Sustainability: From Local Resources to Global Opportunity
Local to Legacy
Our Sustainability Strategy and Infrastructure
A school’s inability to pay does not have to prevent a program. Soccer Waza can deliver programming and provide the equipment even when a school cannot afford either. Our model combines self-funding, shared resources, reusable equipment and support from our wider network to cover delivery. We work with each school to establish what is needed and how the program will be supported.
From immigrant community soccer to international sports diplomacy, we build opportunities that return to the student, the family and the next generation.
Our sustainable program builds political alliances where possible and bridges gaps wherever people need help, regardless of politics. Political agreement is not a condition for receiving support. We are always finding ways to help those in need.
We have achieved this without major sponsorship—with heart and soul, hard work and dedication, and generations of refinement in our processes, procedures and professionalism. We self-fund activities and work with willing schools, public officials, community organizations, businesses, brands and families to connect resources with needs.
Our legacy lives in the multigenerational families and networks of people across the world who continue to be positively affected by the ever-increasing momentum of this work.
Our Sustainability Model: Connecting Resources with Need
We connect with underprivileged communities and create programs where they do not exist. We move usable equipment from people and organizations who no longer need it to those who do not have it. We draw on relationships, sponsorship opportunities and resources from suburban activities and clubs to support inner-city families who cannot afford access.
We connect with companies that can help transport equipment and resources, and develop school and international programs in conjunction with nonprofits and governmental agencies. The work connects community delivery with exchanges of knowledge involving federations, World Cup coaches and associations around the world. We seek to carry lessons from the field into policy, procedure and governance at every level.
Identify the need → Build the relationships → Share equipment and resources → Create the program → Develop people → Bring experience and opportunity back to the community.
This is our practical sustainability infrastructure: equipment stays useful, resources reach further, programs create continuity, and networks of people keep passing opportunity forward.
How we sustain the work
- People and access: scholarships, subsidies, coaching and opportunities for people who need support.
- Places and continuity: facilities, equipment, school programs and recurring opportunities to play.
- Development: technical, tactical, physical and psychological learning, with skills that can carry into education and life.
- Culture and diplomacy: soccer, music, dance and exchange across communities and countries.
- Knowledge passed forward: experienced players, coaches, families and organizers helping the next generation.
Student → Family → School → Neighborhood → Community → City → State → Country → World → Student.
Grassroots to Global Initiatives: Shared Goals, Practical Action
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We align our work with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 17 Goals to end poverty protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity. The connections below are Soccer Waza’s mapping of relevant goals to program purposes and our own work; they are not a claim of certification, funding or endorsement. Each numbered goal links to the UN’s full targets.
View goals and initiatives
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
Relevant target: 3.4 — well-being.
Related initiatives: UNESCO Fit for Life; U.S. Soccer Soccer at Schools; Soccer for Success.
Soccer Waza contribution: Regular activity, coaching, healthy habits and welcoming places to play.
Related videos
Physical activity and skills practice. Watch the recording.
Goal 4: Quality Education
Relevant target: 4.7 — education for peace, global citizenship and sustainable development.
Related initiatives: FIFA Football for Schools; UNESCO Quality Physical Education; Soccer at Schools; Soccer for Success.
Soccer Waza contribution: School programs combine football, life skills, music, dance and respectful teamwork.
Related videos
Football in a school setting. Watch the recording.
Goal 5: Gender Equality
Relevant target: 5.1 — ending discrimination against women and girls.
Related initiatives: FIFA Football for Schools; UNESCO Fit for Life.
Soccer Waza contribution: Our commitment is equal opportunity for girls and women to participate, learn and lead.
Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Relevant target: 10.2 — social inclusion.
Related initiatives: UN Football for the Goals; inclusive school-sport programs.
Soccer Waza contribution: Scholarships, subsidies and equipment redistribution lower financial and access barriers.
Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Relevant target: 11.7 — inclusive access to public spaces.
Related initiatives: Local school, parks and community delivery context.
Soccer Waza contribution: Community programming and facilities connect families with opportunities to play, including work described at Clark Park and Patton Park.
Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Relevant target: 12.5 — waste prevention, reuse and recycling.
Related initiatives: UN 2030 Agenda; Soccer Waza equipment-sharing network.
Soccer Waza contribution: Keep usable equipment in circulation by moving it from those who no longer need it to those who do.
Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Relevant target: 16.7 — inclusive, participatory decision-making.
Related initiatives: International Day of Peace; International Day of Sport for Development and Peace; Sister Cities International; U.S. Department of State sports diplomacy.
Soccer Waza contribution: Peaceful play, cross-cultural exchange and community input connect field experience with leadership and governance.
Related videos
School activity marking the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. Watch the recording.
Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Relevant target: 17.17 — public, private and civil-society partnerships.
Related initiatives: UN Football for the Goals; UNA-USA; Sister Cities International; school and community networks.
Soccer Waza contribution: Connect schools, families, nonprofits, companies and public agencies so resources reach communities with unmet needs.
Organizations and official program references
Help sustain the work: We welcome support for player scholarships, school coaching, reusable equipment, transportation and community playing spaces. Companies, foundations and individuals can contact Mario Scicluna to discuss a specific contribution and how its use will be documented.
Next-stage sustainability priorities
Building on this social and organizational foundation, our next-stage priorities are to strengthen participation and scholarship reporting, gather school and participant feedback, document and strengthen equipment reuse and redistribution, and assess practical ways to reduce waste and unnecessary travel. Environmental baselines and targets remain to be established; we do not present unmeasured environmental outcomes as proven results.
Programs, Facilities and Opportunity
Our development pathway includes Waza Developmental Academy, Waza FC Select, SST skills training, ATP advanced training, FutSoul Academy, Panna Waza, summer camps, adult play, college and professional pathways, Waza Track Club and Waza Basketball Club. We work across football formats, including traditional outdoor soccer, arena soccer, futsal, street football, panna, beach soccer, footvolley, soccer tennis and table-based forms of play.
Soccer Waza has given hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship support over the years, alongside assistance with college opportunities and professional pathway. We have continued to develop soccer infrastructure locally at Clark Park and Patton Park in Detroit and programs around the world.
Community work reaches Detroit, southwest Detroit, Hamtramck and Dearborn, including immigrant communities and those in need. The annual Waza Spooktacular connects communities through competition; serving approximately 15,000 people and more than 300 teams.
Our International, charitable and community work spans over 30 years on every continent except Antartica. In the early years social meadia did not exist and we could not afford a film crew. Dominic SciclunaYoutube) captured many international events. These include the One Dollar Campaign, genocide-related charitable football, work connected with Grandma Obama in Kenya, Nigerian development activity, and more recent Curaçao and Brazil Legends activities. The media archive below provides coverage of selected programs and exchanges.
Waza Developmental Academy
Build confidence through dribbling, passing, shooting and small-sided games. Waza’s recreational pathway introduces children ages 3–12 to the game with age-appropriate instruction.
SST Finishing Class
Skill Specific Training helps players develop focused techniques and confidence in front of goal. Finishing is part of Waza’s wider skills-training pathway.
Schools, Music, Dance and Peace
Our school model includes during-school, within-school, inter-school and after-school programming. Soccer skills, music, dance and cultural exchange create multiple ways for students to participate and develop.
Pulaski School: the April 6, 2026 Street to School event marked the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. Included 315 students, fifteen program segments and two student performance groups, with remarks by Belinda Evans-Ebio, President of UNA-USA Greater Detroit.
Contributors included Pulaski’s administration, cheer team and student musicians; Mario, Dominic and Valentino Scicluna, Omar Lahbiki, Davide Di Poce and Nelvis Ndah; Brad Hale / Peoples Records; Sundance and Solair DiDominico / Drums on the Run; Jonathan “Preach” Whitlow and Tanya McLeod / Children of Soul; Carolyn Crawford / Northern Soul; Shannon Slebodnik; and Rob Newman and William Alexander / Four Horsemen.
The September 21, 2026 Pulaski School Soccer Waza Tournament for Peace is planned for 315 students, 14 classes and 9 grades, ages 4–14, marking the International Day of Peace. These are planning figures, not final attendance. Continuing school programming is organized around Fall, Winter I, Winter II, Winter III, Spring and Summer.
The broader school record includes current Momentum Academy programming, tDetroit Southwest Inter school Futsal League, César Chávez appearances, and proposals in progress for Redford Union, Hamtramck and CCA.
Film and creative pathways: Golden Shoes — film video · Golden Shoes — Waza behind the scenes ·
Humanitarian Football: Rwanda
Humanitarian Football — Rwanda’s One Dollar Campaign
June 22, 2009 · Amahoro Stadium · Kigali, Rwanda
Watch the One Dollar Campaign on Waza TV →On June 22, 2009, Dominic Scicluna joined an African All-Star team for a charity match against Rwanda’s national team at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali. More than 20,000 spectators attended the match, which supported the One Dollar Campaign’s work to provide homes for orphans displaced by the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. VOA’s coverage highlighted Dominic’s message that football could help young people bridge divisions and build peace.
African All-Star announced roster — The New Times, June 19, 2009: Samuel Eto’o, Didier Drogba, Alexandre Song, Yaya Touré, Rigobert Song, Kolo Touré, Salomon Kalou, Geremi Njitap, Idriss Kameni, Boubacar Sanogo and Emmanuel Eboué.
Dominic Scicluna’s participation is separately confirmed by VOA’s post-match reporting. The eleven names above are the published advance roster; individual appearances are not all confirmed by that announcement.
This is part of Waza’s record of humanitarian football: bringing players and communities together in support of people rebuilding their lives after genocide.
Read VOA’s reporting from Kigali · Read the June 22, 2009 match report · Read The New Times’ event announcement
International Competition and Exchange
The archive includes WMF activity in Michigan in 2015 and Tunisia in 2017; AMF competition in Mexico and Colombia; FIFUSA competition in Colombia; Costa Rica futsal; ISFA / JSFA street football in Japan; panna, footvolley and other international formats.
Our latest organizational account adds involvement with the 2026 ISFA 3v3 World Cup in Utrecht, Netherlands, and the 2026 SOCCA World Cup in Essen, Germany.
Media Coverage, Documentaries, Film & Music
Explore videos, news coverage, documentaries and stories from our schools, teams and international exchanges.
Explore videos and stories
Watch the interviews, news reports, documentary features and promotional films, and explore Waza’s film and music archive. Each image and bold title opens the specific recording or story.
Worldwide news and interviews
Documentaries, Promotional Films, Movies & Music
Ford World Cup Commercial — Detroit Waza Flo
Detroit Waza Flo collaborated with Ford on a vehicle-launch commercial for a World Cup campaign, showcasing freestyle soccer to demonstrate the foot-activated hands-free liftgate.
Media Library: The Work Behind the Strategy
The following collection preserves the distinct destinations recovered from our supplied media archive and adds recent event references. Repeated links are consolidated. Descriptions identify the subject of the archive item; social platforms may require sign-in, and older third-party content may change or become unavailable.
Youth development, schools and access
Our development pathway connects the first opportunity to play with skills training, team participation, scholarships and further opportunities. These archive links show the work at different stages.
Advanced Training ProgramWatch the recording.
Detroit Waza — César Chávez school appearanceWatch the recording.
School appearance — break dancingWatch the recording.
Pulaski — April 2026 event videoWatch the recording.
Waza developmental classWatch the recording.
Tristian Brown — Waza FC / MLS pathwayWatch the recording.
Waza FC — club website and registrationVisit the original source.
Spooktacular tournamentVisit the original source.
Spooktacular championshipsWatch the recording.
SST finishing class
View the linked resource.
Soccer Waza camps and registration
View the linked resource.
Michigan past State Cup results
View the linked resource.
US Youth Soccer National Championships
View the linked resource.
Professional soccer, leadership and the media record
Professional experience and league involvement inform the coaching and opportunities brought back to local communities. League websites are reference resources; individual Waza coverage is labeled separately.
The Detroit Rockers played in the indoor NPSL from 1990 to 2001, winning the 1991–92 championship. Windsor Border Stars competed in the CPSL and AISL, winning two Open Canada Cups (2004 and 2005) and the 2004–05 AISL championship.
Detroit Rockers highlightsWatch the recording.
PASL highlightsWatch the recording.
Major Arena Soccer LeagueVisit the original source.
Major League Indoor SoccerVisit the original source.
Detroit Waza Flo websiteVisit the original source.
Waza championship celebration
View the linked resource.
United Premier Soccer League
View the linked resource.
World Cups and international competitions
Explore each organization’s competition, then the edition and its related recordings. Minifootball, futsal, street football and footvolley each have their own events and histories.
World Cup Campaign — Ford Commercial
Ford World Cup campaign: freestyle football meets creative production. Read the production account and watch the commercial.
Watch the full Ford World Cup commercial → · Production and media details
FIFRA World Circuit — Montreal, Canada, 2008
Montreal, Canada · 2008. Dominic Scicluna’s international arena-soccer history includes this FIFRA World Circuit event, bringing Waza’s Detroit roots into international competition. The event recording is available below.
Watch the Montreal event video
WMF — World Minifootball Federation
WMF connects minifootball associations worldwide; its Japanese member association describes a network of approximately 100 member countries. The editions below represent different tournament fields within that wider network.
March 21–29, 2015 · United States · 12 national teams. Waza hosted international teams in Michigan during the inaugural WMF Arena Soccer World Cup, with Waza coaching staff involved with Canada. The United States won the championship. Tournament announcement.
October 6–15, 2017 · Nabeul, Tunisia · 24 national teams. Waza-affiliated players and coaching staff participated with the United States, which reached the round of 16. Official host-authority competition history.
AMF — Asociación Mundial de Futsal
Mexico 2023: November 28–December 4, Tijuana and Baja California, with 16 national teams and Waza-affiliated players representing the United States. Colombia 2025: the club championship began May 5 at Coliseo Mayor in Ibagué with 16 clubs, including Waza Kings representing the United States. 2023 event · 2025 event.
USA versus Australia — AMF World Cup, 2023Watch the recording.
AMF Club World Cup — Colombia, 2025Waza Kings versus Tolima Syscafé. Watch the match recording.
Event details and links
2023 participating teams: Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Catalonia, Chile, Colombia, France, India, Morocco, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, United States and Venezuela. AMF competition news and history.
FIFUSA — Fútbol de salón
September 13–22, 2024 · Bucaramanga, Colombia. Waza-affiliated players and coaches participated with the United States in international fútbol de salón competition. The recording below follows USA versus Haiti; the pre-tournament draw announced 20 national selections.
FIFUSA World Cup — Colombia, 2024USA versus Haiti in Bucaramanga. Watch the match highlights.
Copa Legado Patuma — Versalles, Colombia, 2025
December 5–7, 2025 · Versalles, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The first international microfútbol tournament, Copa Legado Patuma, featured Waza Imperial Detroit representing the United States alongside clubs from Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Argentina.
The published schedule lists Waza Imperial Detroit against Club ZyS C.D.A. Los Amigos on December 5 at 5:00 p.m., and Club Versalles FS on December 6 at 8:00 a.m., at Coliseo María Isabel Cruz. These are scheduled fixtures, not final results.
CONCACAF Futsal Championship
CONCACAF represents 41 member associations. Its 2024 national-team futsal championship brought 12 teams to Polideportivo Alexis Argüello in Managua, Nicaragua, April 13–20, as a FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifier. Explore official competition news, results and videos.
Copa Internacional de Clubes de Futsal — Costa Rica, 2025
January 20–25, 2025 · Ciudad Deportiva Heiner Ugalde, Hatillo, San José, Costa Rica. The event brought together 12 clubs—eight men’s and four women’s teams—from seven countries. Detroit Imperial represented the United States, with group-stage games January 20–22.
Costa Rica futsal — Omar Lahbiki rainbow goalWatch the recording.
Waza–Hatillo exhibition game — Costa Rican national championsExhibition game against Hatillo, Costa Rica’s national champions. Watch the recording.
Tournament details and schedule
Participating clubs
Men: Hatillo, Villa 9, Cheyenes, Independiente, Orotina, Milenio, Detroit Imperial and San Jacinto.
Women: Curridabat F. Venus, Boca Juniors, Ilopango and Olímpiadas Especiales.
ISFA — International Street Football Association
September 2–4, 2026 · Utrecht, Netherlands. The ISFA 3v3 World Cup brought together representatives from 28 countries. Dominic Scicluna competed with Malta Clasicos. This collection also includes the 2024 Japan 3v3 championship in Tokyo.
ISFA / JSFA — Tokyo, 2024A player’s view of the Japan 3v3 championship. Watch the event recording.
ISFA 3v3 World Cup 2026 — official event websiteView the source information.
ISFA 2026 — Japan Street Football Association event informationView the source information.
Event details and links
SOCCA — International Socca Federation
August 28–September 6, 2026 · Kennedyplatz, Essen, Germany. 48 teams competed in six-a-side international soccer. Detroit Imperial’s Davide Franco Di Poce represented Italy as No. 21, defender. Italy’s group opponents were Peru, Afghanistan and Croatia; the official event website carries the wider tournament field and results.
SOCCA World Cup — Essen 2026August 28–September 6, 2026 · Kennedyplatz, Essen. Official event website.
SOCCA trophy celebration.
Italy — Essen 2026 squadDavide Franco Di Poce · No. 21 · Defender. View Italy’s official roster.
Socca Italia — tournament photosItaly and Afghanistan players share a greeting. Follow Socca Italia on Instagram.
Event details and links
Footvolley — World Cup and World Tour archive
Footvolley World Cup — DubaiWaza’s footvolley footage from Dubai. Watch the archive recording.
Footvolley World Cup — Brazil, 2011Waza’s Brazil trip and pre-game ceremony. Watch part two of the archive video.
Corona Footvolley World Tour — Jerusalem, 2011Waza’s competition footage from Jerusalem. Watch the tour video.
Street, beach and creative forms of football
Small-sided and creative formats make room for different spaces, skills and cultures. The archive includes panna, street football, futsal, beach soccer and footvolley.
Torneo del Barrio — street footballWatch the recording.
Panna House — world championship footageWatch the recording.
Detroit Waza Flo Stylerz — Art of WarWatch the recording.
Waza panna practiceWatch the recording.
Panna House in Waza HomeWatch the recording.
Waza FC — sand soccer championshipsWatch the recording.
Soccer in the Sand — Grand Haven, MichiganView the original post.
Chocolate Milk Futsal Cup championsWatch the recording.
Community, charity and cultural exchange
Football brings people together across borders. These links connect the story with community activity, ambassador work, music, film and other sports.
Waza Africa — beach training in NigeriaWatch the recording.
Waza Track ClubVisit the original source.
Waza Track Club — track videoWatch the recording.