In 2023, Franklyn Joseph joined the coaching staff at APU after serving two years as the Head Coach for men’s soccer at Providence. During his time at Providence Christian College, Joseph helped re-align the soccer program back to the mission of the school. He did this through ensuring the program contained a strong sense of discipline through spiritual formation and various spiritual disciplines. Additionally, he seeked to establish a particular brand of soccer being played in the program.

Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, Joseph started playing club soccer at the age of seven. His playing career spans over 20 years, during which he played at an elite academy and represented his Province (State) at the under 17 Provincial Tournament in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Joseph also represented the University of the Western Cape as a member of the men's soccer program.

 Joseph embraced his calling as a coach and earned the South African Football Association (SAFA)/ Confederation of African Football (CAF) D and C coaching badges. He furthered his coaching education with an English based coaching course and continues to pursue growth opportunities abroad. After completing these coaching courses, Joseph worked for a soccer organization where he served as the Program Coordinator and the Head Coach of the under 15/17 team for five years. With this organization, he led his teams to success in a variety of soccer tournaments throughout Sweden, winning five trophies during his time of leadership. Joseph also completed a coaching internship with Ajax Cape Town (now Cape Town Spurs), a professional club in South Africa.

Joseph then left South Africa and moved to Zambia where he joined Operation Mobilization (OM) to begin missionary cross-cultural work. In Zambia, he served with Sports Link where he was able to combine his knowledge and love for soccer to his most important work of sharing the Gospel with those he worked with. Within the ministry, Joseph focused on designing a coaching curriculum with the primary goal centered on the spiritual and character development of the coaches under his tutelage. While serving in Zambia, Franklyn was also given the honor and privilege of working with the Kabwe Warriors- a professional soccer team in Zambia.

In 2019, Joseph and his wife made, the full time move to the United States and he has been coaching at various levels including youth, high school, and college.