Youth Development - Football In Nigeria

Nigerian Goalkeeper Fakolujo Joins Fulham Academy

By Kelechi / Youth Development / May 10, 2026

Cas Jordan Fakolujo is a young goalkeeper with Nigerian and English heritage. He has just signed with Fulham’s Under-9 academy. His family was there to witness it. And Nigerian football has another young name to file away for the future. Cas Jordan Fakolujo has officially joined the Fulham FC Under-9 academy, becoming the latest young […]

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Ajayi Ends Man Utd Season With Brace, Nigeria Watching

By Kelechi / Youth Development / May 10, 2026

Noah Ajayi is 17 years old, 188cm tall, and has just finished his debut scholarship season at Manchester United with seven goals. His father is Nigerian. Nigeria should be paying very close attention. Noah Ajayi brought his 2025/26 Manchester United Under-18 season to a close in the most fitting way possible, scoring twice in a

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Femmco Championship Fires Up Youth Football in Ifo

By Ubaso / Youth Development / April 20, 2026

The 2026 Femmco Football Championship in Ifo, Ogun State, has reached its sixth matchday with large crowds, standout performers, and growing attention from scouts, proving community football remains a vital pipeline for Nigerian talent. The Femmco Football Championship, organised by Femmco 01 International in Ifo, Ogun State,

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Obuh: Agents and Interference Behind Nigeria U-17 Decline

By Ubaso / Youth Development / April 17, 2026

John Obuh has named the problem in the Golden Eaglets setup with blunt clarity: agents and administrators forcing their players into squads, coaches too afraid to resist, and a culture of impunity that has steadily hollowed out Nigeria’s proud U-17 tradition. John Obuh spent decades working in Nigerian youth football, including leading the Golden Eaglets

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Alimosho U10 Soccer Championship Final Set for April 27

By Ubaso / Youth Development / April 16, 2026

Eight teams of under-10 players will compete across four days in Alimosho, Lagos, with the championship final scheduled at Kasali Field in Ikotun on April 27 as community football in one of Nigeria’s most populous local government areas gears up for its biggest day of the year. Lagos grassroots football has another date for the

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Nigerian Teen Imran Musa Completes Hammarby Move

By Ubaso / Youth Development / April 16, 2026

Eighteen-year-old Nigerian winger Imran Musa has made the journey from Kano to Stockholm, completing a transfer to Swedish top-flight club Hammarby in a move that represents one of the most significant export stories from Nigerian youth football this year. Imran Musa’s move to Sweden is official. The 18-year-old winger from Beyond Limits FA has completed

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Kekere Azeez: Lagos Boy Making Waves in Portugal

By Ubaso / Youth Development / April 6, 2026

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

By Ubaso / Youth Development / April 4, 2026

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

By Ubaso / Youth Development / March 31, 2026

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

By Ubaso / Youth Development / March 31, 2026

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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