By Akeem Lawal
REIGNING African women’s
Player of the Year, Asisat Oshoala and football star, Obafemi Martins has
donated sports and educational materials to various schools in Lagos State
ahead of the Lagos Girls Football camp tagged #football4girls, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.
Oshoala, the queen of women football in Africa and the
only African who represent women
footballers in FIFA, has scored 11 goals in 13 matches this season for Dalian
Quanjian FC in the Chinese Women’s Super League.
The Oshoala School Girls Football Clinic will be an
intensive five day coaching for aspiring women footballers.
Exceptional talents spotted will stand a chance of
playing football in China and Uk as well as furthering their education.
The clinic is endorsed by the Nigeria Football Federation
and the Lagos State Football Association and also supported by the office of
the First Lady of Lagos State, Her Excellency Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, the Esther
Ajayi Foundation and Obafemi Martins Foundation.
About 5000 girls from different secondary schools are
expected to take part in the competition. Balls, pair of boots, jerseys, school
bags and other educational and sports equipment will be distributed to all
participants.
The winner of the last years edition is currently in
school at Brooke house of education and sports as well as also playing for the
Brooke Football Academy in Uk.
“We have decided to partner with two more foundation
Obagoal, my brother and the Esther Ajayi foundation. I can’t do it alone, it
keeps getting bigger. This is the 4th edition and we hope to make it good, so
have decided to donate some sports materials to some schools in Lagos ahead of
the tourney”, Oshoala said.
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