About

Our story

In 2023 in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, we started free soccer and academic clinics for the communities of Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan and South Boston. Since then we have grown into an organization serving over 200 youth a week with multiple partners and volunteers. We also have expanded from clinics to also fielding competitive teams. We look to continue this growth and follow the roadway to success, by reaching more youth everyday, expanding our educational clinics and fielding multiple competitive teams, both boys and girls.

In 2025, 28FC officially became a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, allowing us to expand our mission and better serve youth across Boston.

Meet the Team

Our Mission

Wyatt Marshall

Founder/Executive Director

After a career playing for the Western Mass Pioneers and being the captain for his high-school team, Wyatt gained a passion for coaching. Wyatt coached both in Massachusetts, East Africa, West Africa and most recently in the South Bronx, New York with South Bronx United. Alongside coaching, Wyatt began teaching in the DOE system of both Massachusetts and Bronx, New York.

Wyatt soon saw the power of soccer, and would dedicate his life to the mission of using soccer to bring people together, improve lives, build diverse communities and bring the beautiful game to everyone regardless of location or financial status.

Wyatt has over 10 years of coaching and teaching experience and currently works as the Athletic Program Manager for the South Boston Boys & Girls Club.

Yann Konan

Program Director

Born and Raised in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire, Yann moved to the U.S. for a better education and a better opportunity to play soccer.

After graduating high school as a student athlete, Yann attended Fairfield University where he played Club Soccer. Yann graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication and International Studies.

Alongside coaching, and volunteering with the Red Cross, Yann began working as a process technician at Pfizer Inc. in Andover MA, manufacturing and making vaccines to combat the fight of COVID-19.

Yann plans to use his skills and passion coaching soccer, but he also plans on continuing to combat the long fight with COVID and its effects on young people's academic and social/emotional success. Yann’s goal is to use soccer as a tool to help students build confidence on and off the field which will ultimately aid in solid community building as well.

Ashana Neale

Administrative Coordinator

Allou Kallo
Coach

Born in Bronx NY, Coach Allou picked up his love for the game during his youth years in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After his return to the Bronx, he would join NY soccer club, South Bronc United. During his career at South Bronx United Allou captained his team with collective success as well as collecting many individual awards. Allou moved to Boston to attend Boston College and pursue his desire to change lives of the community he is in. At Boston College Allou is a soon to be Double Eagle pursing a Masters in Leadership & Administration.