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NYLC: 60 players storm Abuja for Mid-Season Talent Invitational Showcase

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2 years ago

December 29, 2024

Joel Ajayi

The organizers of the maiden edition of N-Youth League Cup (NYLC) U-19 has invited 60 best players for Mid-Season Talent Invitational Showcase.
The invited players are to report to Abuja on Jan 5th .
The talent showcase will run from Jan 9th to Jan 12th at the MKO National Stadium, Abuja culminating in an Exhibition match between N-YLC All Stars and Abia Warriors on Jan 12th.
NYLC president, Robinson Adakosa disclosed to our correspondent that the 60 players are selected based on performance and analytics data from Wyscout.
According to Adakosa, “training will begin on the 6th of Jan on daily basis with three days of training slated for the players before displaying their talents in the Showcase Game with the players divided into 4 group”
“The Showcase Game 1 will hold on Jan 9th . The Showcase Game 2 will take place on Jan 10th while Showcase Game 3 will hold on Jan 11th Adakosa said .
A breakdown of the list shows that AS Roma has 7 invited players, they are: Usoro Augustine, Greg Odubu, Amobi Chidiebere, Valentine Chidera, David Nelson, Uchechukwu Ibeh and Temioluwa Odetunde.
The trio of Kano Pillars , Sunshine Stars of Akure and Atlantic Business of Lagos can boast of 4 players each.
Adamu Ibrahim, Abdulahi Haruna, Mustapha Muhammad and Umar Muhammad will all fly the flag of Kano Pillars while Mathew Samuel, Yakubu Shuaibu, Favour Ayobamidele and Nurudeen Khali will represent Sunshine Stars of Akure.
Atlantic Business Fc will parade the likes of Moyosore Onikoyi, Dimeji Paul, Ledogo Wisdom and Oworo Sabitu.
3 players will represent Enyimba Fc of Aba in the talent showcase, they are-Samuel Okechukwu, Eze Mathew and Chinedu Nathan.
Abuja based Mailantarki Care Fc will parade Abdul Samatat, Adamu Yahaya and Miko Dauha.
Legacy Stars Fc of Abuja has 3 players invited, Francis Miracle, Mathias Mallel John and Sadiq Salihu.
Two players each will represent Mighty Jets of Jos, ABS of Ilorin, Kwara United FC, Plateau United Fc, Plateau Jets Fc, Abia Warriors Fc and Bucknor Fc.
The NYLC which is an U19 league is on halfway break with Kano Pillars and Sunshine of Akure leading the table in their respective conferences.

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Montage Community Football Tourney Registration Ends October 30

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2 days ago

October 22, 2026

The Gleamer

Cyril Ogar

Registration for the 2026 edition of the Montage Community Football Tournament will close on Friday, October 30, organisers have announced.

The tournament coordinator, Mr Raphael Ekpang, disclosed this on Thursday, urging interested teams across the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to take advantage of the remaining days to register.

Ekpang said registration had been ongoing since Monday, encouraging eligible teams to complete the process before the deadline.

The tournament, themed “Montage FM 99.7: Empowering Youth, Uniting Communities Through Football,” is scheduled to kick off on November 3, 2026, with playoffs across the six Area Councils of the FCT.

The grand finale will hold on December 5, 2026, at the Old Parade Ground, Garki Area 10, Abuja, where the top four teams will compete for first-, second- and third-place honours.

A total of 48 teams will participate in the competition, with eight teams representing each of the six Area Councils.

The participating teams will compete for cash prizes worth over ₦2 million and other valuable rewards.

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