In a bid to discover and train
talented young footballers in three West African countries, one of the leading
telecommunications company in Nigeria, Globacom initiated Soccer Academy.
DigitalSENSE Business News learnt
that the soccer academy, tagged The Dream Team will be a TV Reality show to
search for and train young footballers in Nigeria, Ghana and Benin Republic.
Speaking about the academy, Director,
Events and Sponsorships at Glo, Bode Opeseitan said the motive behind the
academy is to groom young talents to become world-class footballers that can
compete anywhere in the world.
According to Opeseitan, 33 talented
finalists would be selected after screening thousands of young football talents
across the three West African countries, after which they would embark on a
5-week intensive training in Lagos before.
After the training, 16 participants
will emerge as the best of the pack, and will be going home with mouth-watering
prizes which include cash prizes, scholarships and training tour of the
Manchester United Soccer Schools in the United Kingdom.
Opeseitan urged youths in the selected countries
to make judicious use of the great opportunity
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