Youth Development

Kekere Azeez: Lagos Boy Making Waves in Portugal

Kekere Azeez: Lagos Boy Making Waves in Portugal

At just eight years old, Samson “Kekere” Azeez has traded the dusty pitches of Lagos for international competition in Portugal, carried there by talent and the timely intervention of The Future Academy. In the crowded neighbourhoods of Lagos, where football happens on any available patch of ground, Samson Azeez was just another barefoot kid chasing […]

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Man United Youth Boss Praises Chido Obi's Grit

Man United Youth Boss Praises Chido Obi’s Grit

Newly-returned Manchester United U21 coach Adam Lawrence says Chido Obi has handled a difficult step back from first-team football in exactly the right way, channelling frustration into a drive that could still define his future at Old Trafford. Chido Obi is earning respect the hard way. The 18-year-old Nigerian-born forward tasted first-team football at Manchester

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FG Immortalises Sports Icons Through Football

FG Immortalises Sports Icons Through Football

The Federal Government has promised to keep honouring Nigeria’s greatest sports figures as a new U-16 football championship bearing Sam Okwaraji’s name is officially unveiled at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium. The Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Mr Bukola Olopade, has declared that the Federal Government will continue to immortalise late sports icons who

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Cruzeiro Scout Nigeria in Hunt for African Talent

Cruzeiro Scout Nigeria in Hunt for African Talent

Brazilian giants Cruzeiro dispatched scout Isaque Silva to Lagos for the fifth Jagaban Cup, the latest step in a structured African talent-hunting mission that has already covered Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. Cruzeiro, the Belo Horizonte club where a teenage Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima first announced himself to the world, have taken their African scouting operation

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16-Year-Old Nigerian Ajayi Trains With Bayern First Team

16-Year-Old Nigerian Ajayi Trains With Bayern First Team

Ajayi, 16, Trains With Bayern Munich First Team Nigerian left-back Richard Ajayi trained with Bayern Munich’s senior squad for the first time at age 16, as injuries to Alphonso Davies and Hiroki Ito opened the door to one of Germany’s most exciting academy talents. Richard Ajayi is only 16. But Bayern Munich’s coaching staff didn’t

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