By Steve Andrews
The Rifti Valley Soccer Academy is the new name of Rongai Ajax Football club. Our badge has been designed to reflect this.
The club wanted to change their name to reflect their new start and decided on Rifti Valley in tribute to Hughenden Valley, the English football club that has taken them to heart. The club is just a few miles from one of the world's most spectacular and famous valleys in the world: The Great Rift Valley... which is a little bit bigger than Hughenden Valley! The use of Rifti (as opposed to Rift) was the club's choice and reflects the Kswahili habit of putting an 'i' on the end of many English words.
The zebra logo was an inspired bit of thinking by Paul Burniston (he had to lie down for a while after having the idea). It reflects the black and white strip which Hughenden Valley FC have donated to the club. The logo was designed jointly by Finn Andrews (former HVFC U10 defender) and Jack Burniston (current HVFC U11 centre mid-fielder).