At Polis & Latchi Lions we have a team made up of men over 50 and women over 40 who all enjoy the fun atmosphere. team spirit and exercise walking football presents.
We are a friendly group of mixed abilities and experience from various nationalities taking part in training sessions, games and occasional friendly matches with other teams on the beautiful island of Cyprus. (We have been known to partake in after session drinks and socialising too).
Some of our team are revisiting football after playing regular football or 5 a side or Sunday football in their earlier adult life, while others had never kicked a ball at all or maybe our distant schooldays were the last time some of us played.
Who are the Lions?
Who are the Lions?
Our Sessions
Currently we meet twice per week in the evenings and have occasional games, tournaments and other events at other times which can be seen on our schedule.
A typical 90 minute session on Mondays will include approximately 30 minutes of training drills & skills followed by a friendly game. Our 1 hour sessions on Thursdays are more of a fun kick about game without any structured training. Each session is followed by a chat and drink or two in the venue.
See our schedule of training sessions, games and social events.
The Venue
Our venue is the Propylaia sports centre, less than 5 minutes from Polis just off the main B7 Polis to Paphos road.
Ladies - Be part of the Lionesses
Currently we train and play as a mixed team, however our ladies Lionesses contingent is gaining members and momentum all the time and we hope to have dedicated ladies sessions in the future as the demand increases.
Our ladies are also involved in an all Cyprus ladies team project that involves monthly training days and playing in friendlies and tournaments with visiting teams. The next 12 months is set to be very exciting for ladies walking football in Cyprus.
(By the way, all current ladies had never played football before)
How to get involved
If you fancy giving it a try please contact us or just pop along to one of our sessions to have a llook.
Walk with us for Fun, Fitness, Friendship & Football.
If you live in Cyprus or are visiting and fancy sharing your passion and expertise with the team, we are always on the lookout and welcome any coaching input.
Are you a football coach?
Team History
- Mike Ireson, Founder
Originally founded in 2021 after the height of the pandemic by Mike Ireson as the third Walking Football team in Cyprus, we now have well over 20 (and growing) active men and women players plus some great support from friends and family and of course our main sponsor Damiano’s Brothers Garage to whom we are very grateful and excited to have on board.
For our venue we are fortunate to have the wonderful family running the Propylaia sports centre looking after us well each week and at various social events throughout the year.
Mike has now stepped back from playing, and handed over the reins to Mark Burch as Chairman and manager/coach of the Lionesses, with Kevin Burgess managing the Man’s team and Mark Pountney managing the Mixed team.
Main Sponsor
