The NEXTGEN Advisory Network brings together experience from football, performance, education, business and development. Advisors add perspective and specialist knowledge without replacing clubs, coaches, agents or independent professionals.
Meet Alvin Kpalay Clarke
Alvin Kpalay Clarke contributes expertise in Football Administrator, Sports Investor, Policy Advisor. Football administrator, sports investor and development advocate working across grassroots football, club management, player development, international pathways, youth advocacy and public policy. He owns FC Gar’ou and holds leadership and advisory roles across football administration, African youth cooperation and public policy in Liberia.
Experience that strengthens the pathway
- Liberia Football Association, amateur football administration
- FC Gar’ou, ownership, development and football operations
- International exposure & the Viareggio pathway
- Economic and Trade Cooperation of African Youth (ETCAY)
- Policy advisory & public sector engagement
What Alvin brings to NEXTGEN
- Strengthens NEXTGEN’s understanding of grassroots and amateur football structures in Liberia.
- Adds practical club ownership, scouting, residential player development and pathway building experience.
- Brings experience connecting young players with international football opportunities and external stakeholders.
- Adds sports investment, organisational leadership and partnership development capability.
- Contributes a wider policy and youth advocacy perspective that can support sustainable football development projects across Africa.
The Advisory Network is practical: it helps NEXTGEN make better decisions, widen its perspective and build stronger support around players and families.

