Top American, Danish, Swedish
coaches are already in Nigeria to hunt for hidden football talents at the
grassroots level during a talent hunt event in Lagos titled, “Coaching Clinic
and Scouting Programme”.
The programme, designed by
Yagazie Foundation in collaboration with JTL Sports, Dominion Hotspur and FC
Bethel International will also see over 150 coaches from different academies
and sporting institutions in the country being tutored on the new techniques
and tactics of the game by their foreign counterpart.
The coaches already on
ground include Chris Chapman (USA), Rene Lindharth (Denmark), Allan Jensen (Denmark),
Taylor Pitts (USA) and Erling Thomsen (Denmark).
The coaching clinic which
began on Saturday and will end on Monday, is being put together by Yagazie
Foundation in partnerships with the Lagos State Football Association (LSFA) and
the Lagos State Football Coaches Association.
The screening and scouting
programme for players from 18-25 years will hold from 16th to 18th October,
2018 at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
Speaking on the project, Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of Yagazie Foundation, Kennedy Chinedu Ezirim, said
that it aimed at developing local coaches to meet up with FIFA standards and
also provide opportunity for talented players to continue their football career
abroad.
“The coaching clinic is to
train the trainers. The coaches are here to educate us. Our coaches have been
able to raise talents such as Kanu Nwankwo, Taribo West, Austin Okocha, Mikel
Obi, Osaze Odemwingie, Victor Osihnmen and these coaches are here to add to
what our coaches have known. On the other hand we will be having a scouting
programme because this programme is about helping the coaches and helping the
players as both goes hand in hand. This is the inaugural edition and we are
going to make it yearly,” Ezirim said.
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