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Paul E Academy Invitational Secondary Schools Tournament Holds In Abuja

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4 years ago

June 7, 2022

A fast growing Football Academy, Paul E Academy is set to take her talents hunt program to selected senior secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory.

Revealing this in an interview, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Academy Chikebebe Somtoochukwu
said the main idea for the secondary school invitational tournament is to caught them young and nurture them for the future.

He said they intends to potentially affiliate these schools, support them in sports and donate sporting equipments to them to enhance the faster development of the players in their schools. “We would give them a platform to be able to showcase their talents”.

The Academy Boss said the major aim of establishing his Academy is to create a platform where talented youths can be given an opportunity to exhibit their skills.

“When we are talking of development not only football wise, but psychological to get them mentally ready for the bigger task ahead. We are there to discover these talents and develop them to the European standard”.

He said the target of Paul E Academy is to discover the players, monitor their progress to ensure that they develop adequately before introducing them to the wider football market. “We are not in a hurry to do that, we must ensure that they have developed adequately before we start thinking of moving them further” he concluded.

Paul E Academy is based in Abuja, and nurture players from the ages of 12 to 17.

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Drogba, Amuneke, Eguavoen Lead African Legends’ Arrival in Lagos

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1 day ago

November 7, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

With just one day to the much-anticipated Legends of Africa Football Game, Ivorian football icon Didier Drogba has arrived in Lagos, joining an impressive assembly of former African internationals already in the city ahead of Sunday’s star-studded encounter.

Drogba’s arrival further heightens anticipation for the game, which will bring together some of the continent’s most celebrated football figures at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.

Also in Lagos are Nigerian football greats Mobi Oparaku, Emmanuel Amuneke, Emmanuel Babayaro, Garba Lawal, Austin Eguavoen and Mutiu Adepoju, alongside other members of the legendary Super Eagles generations of 1994 and 1996.

The African contingent also features distinguished names including Togo’s Emmanuel Adebayor, Senegal’s El-Hadji Diouf, Ghana’s Stephen Appiah and Cameroon’s Rigobert Song, among other former international stars.

The excitement will extend beyond the legends’ reunion, with popular Nigerian entertainers and celebrities preparing for a special Celebrity Match as part of the event. Yhemolee, Sheggz, Jeriq, Teddy A and Charles Okocha are among the personalities set to feature in the celebrity fixture, scheduled to begin at 1:30pm.

The Celebrity Match will form part of a wider programme of activities designed to give fans a full day of football, entertainment and celebration before the main legends’ fixture, which kicks off at 5pm. Gates open at 1:30pm.

Organized by Toptier Sports Management in collaboration with Afreximbank and CANEX as part of CANEX WKND 2026, the game will feature 15 Nigerian legends taking on 13 African icons in a celebration of the players whose achievements helped shape the history of football on the continent.

Beyond the match, the programme includes a football clinic involving 500 young players, entertainment and special recognition for the heroes of African football.

The Legends of Africa Football Game promises a memorable gathering of football royalty, bringing together generations of fans to celebrate the enduring legacy of the continent’s finest players.

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