Oshoala offers full scholarships at Lagos girls football clinic

By Our Reporter

REIGNING African Queen, Asisat Oshoala has revealed that scholarships to study in China will be awarded to the best talents at the first-ever Asisat Oshoala Lagos State Girls Secondary Schools Football Clinic, scheduled to hold in November in Lagos.

Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports that the 5-day education and football clinic tagged “#lagosgirlsfootball” is endorsed by the Lagos State Sports Commission led by Deji Tinubu, the Lagos State Football Association and also supported by the office of the First Lady of Lagos State, Mrs Bolanle Ambode.

 The project is a give back program of the reigning African CAF Women Football of the year Asisat Oshoala as part of her effort to develop the game of women’s football in Lagos.

“The project is my  give back program for the society, part of my foundation programme to develop the game of women’s football in Lagos, Nigeria. When you educate a girl, you have educate a nation, kick out prostitution out of Lagos, kick out early pregnancy on the side of girls, they can play football and still go to school.

“Education is not only in the class, kick out badoo in Ikorodu, we need the government to support the huge project I can’t do it alone, we are doing the project in support of the Lagos Sports Commission and I want to use this medium to thank Mr Deji Tinubu for standing by me and also her Excellency, Mrs Bolanle Ambode, on my own I will be taking the MVP at the clinic to either UK or China to study and also play football,” Oshoala said

The five-day event which will kick off in November will see scouts from Arsenal, China visit Lagos to train Lagos State Secondary Schools girls about the game of football.

About 5000 girls from different secondary schools are expected to take part in the competition. Balls, boots, jerseys, school bags and other educational and sports equipment are to be distributed to all participants.

Oshoala promised to make the clinic an annual event.