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Use NPFL European tour to Showcase your talent, Elegbeleye Charges U-17 All Stars players

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Joel Ajayi 


The Chairman of Nigeria Premier Football League NPFL Gbenga Elegbeleye has charged NPFL U-17 Youth All Stars players to use the Spain and Portugal tour to showcase their talents.

While advising the players when he visited the team at Training in Abuja, Elegbeleye advised the Outstanding Players on the need to give good account of themselves and to be good ambassadors of Nigeria when they travel for the tour.


“I want to congratulate all of you that will be taking part in the tour because you are the first set and I want to appeal to you to use this great opportunity to help your football career”.


“The final list will be out anytime from Friday and we will start Visa processing immediately the list is out. As you can see we are trying our best to see if you can also travel to Portugal to play some matches in addition to the matches in Sevilla Spain where we have partnership to bring our best players to come and showcase their talents”.


Also speaking, coach of the NPFL U-17 team Ken Chukwu believes the team would be ready for the tour.


About 24 players are training morning and evening at the FIFA Goal Project for the NPFL U-17 Tour of Spain.

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From Streets to Stardom: Unique Futbol Academy Scouting Program Inspires Ibadan’s Young Footballers

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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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