Reining Canadian professional football MVP Henoc Muamba, a Congolese Canadian football player and Captain for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. A nationally recognized athlete Muamba was selected first overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2011 CFL Draft, becoming the first player from St. Francis Xavier University to be chosen first overall in the draft.

Muamba is coming off an amazing season that included a game-high 7 tackles during the CFL Eastern Final win over Montreal. Muamba’s high level of performance continued where his 109th Grey Cup stats included 3 tackles and an interception in 24-23 win over Winnipeg where he was crowned Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Canadian.

Continuing his high level of community commitment, Muamba has teamed with one of the CFL’s top rated team trainers of the Toronto Argonauts, Usama Mujtaba, both putting a group of 20 deserving students through a series of exercises that will teach work ethic, discipline, perseverance at the professional level called “Train Like a Pro”. This event focuses on the ages of 14-17 and will encompass, 14 boys and 6 girls all having the pleasure of being the first of many to participate in many training sessions with these high-level supporters.

The hand-picked students will be coming from Emery collegiate School with the MakeURMark program (ran by Kym Niles) in Partnership with Henoc Muamba and wife Jessica Muamba of the (Henoc Muamba Foundation).

Starting at 10am sharp on May 9th, 2023 at Athletes Matrix in Mississauga Ontario.

Muamba has retained Shipp Media Group Canada to begin his journey into philanthropy and  community service both in Canada and his homeland the Congo.

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James Shipp / Director of Marketing SMG

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