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New Dawn for Football, As Lagos FA Sets New Standards
Joel AjayiLagos State Football Association under the Leadership of Alhaji Gafar Liameed has continued to set new standards after headlining the front page of the Punch Newspaper of Monday 23rd of September 2024.
In what has never been seen in the history of State Football Associations in Nigeria, the story of the Annual General Assembly of the Lagos State Football Association dominated the Front Page of one of Nigeria’s foremost Dailies, the Punch Newspapers.
The Lagos State Football Congress has approved the sum of 3.6 Billion Naira for the State’s 2024/2025 Football season.
The Lagos FA boss Alhaji Gafar Liameed maintained that with the new approved budget, it means there will be total Grassroot Development, Referees Education and Coaching Education in the State.
According to him ” For us in Lagos, Football is a Media event and we are very big on Transparency and Trust in everything we are doing”.
” We understand the role of Corporate bodies in Sports Development and the only way they can come and partner with what we are doing is when they see that we are serious and trust worthy”.
” Football Growth is about Grassroot Development and there cannot be effective Development if you don’t have events effective programmes, and in Lagos we are very passionate about building the next generation of Nigeria Football talents”, he added.
The Lagos State Football Association has about Nineteen competitions to execute with each event having a budget of One Hundred Million Naira to carried out.
Some of the Competitions include, the Lagos Federations Cup, the Lagos State Football League , the Ibile Cup, the Lagos Youth League , the Freshers Cup , the Lagos State Queens Championship, the Oba’s Cup the Lagos Beach Soccer Cup and the Principal’s Cup just to mention but a few .
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From Streets to Stardom: Unique Futbol Academy Scouting Program Inspires Ibadan’s Young Footballers
Ibadan is buzzing with excitement as the Unique Football Academy Scouting Program kicks off, bringing together top European football clubs and talented young Nigerian players.
The four-day program, which commenced on Monday, features a delegation of four directors from prominent European teams, including two from Kosovo and one from India, led by renowned football agent Diego Martins from Portugal.
The scouting program aims to identify and select outstanding players who will be given opportunities to showcase their skills in Europe.
Successful players will be offered the chance to take their careers to the next level, with the organizers assuring them of opportunities abroad.
According to the Director of the program and founder of Unique Football Academy, Mr. Jelil Oladimeji, this is not the first time the academy has organized such an event.
“This is the 4th edition, and we are proud of the progress and impact we have made so far in terms of exposing our raw talent to the European market,” he said.
The program has already proven successful, with several players from previous editions going on to excel in European leagues. Some notable examples include Haruna Saleh with PAOK in Greece and Praisegod Emersons in Slovakia.
As the program continues, clubs are gearing up to exhibit their talents, and the future looks bright for Nigeria’s young football stars.
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