Sports
Excitement, Elite Soccer Academy, Britarch Int School Organizes Mini-Football Tourney For Children In FCT
Elite Soccer Academy powered by Hon Kong based Nigerian coach, Tunde Olokigbe or mostly called coach Tunde partnered with one of the top private schools in Abuja, Britarch International School to organise a mini-football tournament for kids in the Federal Capital Territory over the weekend.
The mini-football tournament which took place at the Britarch International school playing field was indeed a gathering of kids from age 3 to 10 showcasing their football skills to the admiration of the parents, spectators and even the coaches.
The football artistry of the kids actually gave credence to the coaching ability of Elite Soccer Academy who has been taking them through latest football drills the last three months.
And speaking with our correspondent about the event of the day, coach Tunde said:
“We are here to promote football at the early age because we have realize that this is where we are missing it in Nigeria. We hardly concentrate in kids in the primary or early secondary schools. Our attention is mostly on the senior boys which does not help our football development.
“So, what we are trying to do is to catch them from the very early age so that whatever they know starting from now will stay with them.”
Coach Tunde expressed satisfaction with the turnout and display of the kids at the mini football tournament. “It has been great to be honest, and this is because when you look their performances there has been a great improvement. Most of them have not seen serious training like before but just three months that we began you can see their improvement,”.
Meanwhile, the school Director, Chihi Orioha express satisfaction partnering with Elite Soccer Academy noting that their professionalism in the way they go about attending to the kids is second to non in the country.
“When he proposed to work with us I had to go read his profile and also did some background check on him. I saw that he started in Hon Kong and has a very good track record. However, I had not really tried him. So last term we gave him the opportunity to come and run the school Academy and his professionalism is second to none. I mean, you should the training session. Imagine a pilot, something you are doing for the first time. You know the parents are always apprehensive when it comes to allowing their kids join Academies for the first time, but in the first pilot he manage to get on board over a hundred children in the Academy. It’s record breaking.
“This is purely because of the way they organise themselves, they are poised, their attention to details is second to none. What they gave this children in the Academy in my opinion is a lot more than what the parents are actually paying for,” she said
Sports
Tinubu, Fashola, Governors, UNESCO, Sports Leaders to Headline National Grassroots Sports Summit
Joel Ajayi
The stage is being set for a landmark gathering at the Presidential Villa as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, and leading figures from government, sports administration and international development feature in the proposed opening-day programme of the National Grassroots Sports Development Summit 2026.
In a statement signed by Thursday by the Chairperson Media Sub-com National Grassroot Sports Summit Dr. (Mrs.) Kehinde Ajayi stated that, the two-day Summit, scheduled for November 18–19, 2026, at the Banquet Hall, State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja, is being organized by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, Hon. Adeyinka Anthony Adeboye.
With the theme “Creating a New Pathway for Sustainable Grassroots Sports Development,” the gathering seeks to produce practical solutions to Nigeria’s longstanding challenges in talent discovery, infrastructure, funding, coaching and athlete development.
The opening day, Wednesday, November 18, promises high-level engagement, with President Tinubu listed as Special Guest of Honour, while Fashola is scheduled to deliver a keynote address.
Also featuring in the Day One programme is Dr. Tayo Aduloju, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), whose organization has been engaged as technical partner to help translate discussions into a workable development roadmap.
Other personalities and institutions on the opening-day lineup include the Chairman and Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko and Hon. Bukola Olopade; the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum; the President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON); and the Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Nigeria.
Also listed are Barrister Enitan Oshodi, President of the African Table Tennis Federation; the President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee; and Dr. Musa Nakorji of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Research Department.
The involvement of these personalities reflects the Summit’s emphasis on connecting sports development with economic planning, education, grassroots governance, international cooperation and private-sector investment.
Adeboye described the gathering as an opportunity to move Nigerian sports beyond isolated achievements towards a coordinated national development system.
“The real question is not whether Nigeria has sporting talent.
We know we have talent in abundance. The question is how we build a system that discovers, nurtures and supports that talent consistently, from our communities and schools to the international stage,” he said.
He stressed that the participation of state governments, local councils, development institutions and sports administrators would be critical to producing lasting outcomes.
The Summit will continue on Thursday, November 19, with further stakeholder engagements aimed at developing actionable recommendations for sustainable grassroots sports development with preparations intensifying, organizers are confident that the gathering will provide a defining platform for strengthening the foundation of Nigerian sports and expanding opportunities for young people nationwide.
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