Il ne joue pas souvent au foot, et toi ? -Je n'y joue pas souvent non plus. Why the y?

Hi Sam,

You are indeed correct in thinking that it is because of the à of the verb 'jouer à quelque chose'.

Take a look at the following Kwiziq lesson for further information -

https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/revision/grammar/the-adverbial-pronoun-y-can-replace-a-thing-object-location

Hope this helps!