Former Super Eagles Coach and Founder, Sia-One Soccer Academy
Samson Siasia has rallied football academies in Abuja and environs through
football competition with the sole aim of curbing age cheating in the country.
Siasia explained
the reasons for staging this football get together competition.
“The program was all about trying to work with the football
academies in Abuja and environs and see how we can synergize and get good young
players that we can give the platform to go to Europe for professional football
or introduce them to clubs in Nigeria.
“The ones that
cannot go to Europe we can introduce them to some of the clubs here in Nigeria.
Our main motive is to help curb age cheating problem because it has never helped
us. So we the academies decided to come together and try to work together in
other to actually stop this age cheating problem.
“We also decided to
come together to support each other with balls, jerseys and others. Also to
help academies that have good players get clubs in Europe where such talented
players can play professional football”, Siasia disclosed to SportingLife
yesterday.
Nine (9) teams
including SiaOne Football Academy participated in the football competition that
was held and rounded off at the Goal Project Center, Abuja National Stadium at
the weekend.
Other teams
included Oyah Sports FC Suleja, Right two win football Academy, Gidado football
Academy Ilorin, Smart yfootball Academy Abuja, Ejele football Academy Delta,
Golden Boys FC Ushafa Abuja, Overcomers football Academy Abuja and Selected
players FC.
Siasia however
thanked the Nigeria Football Federation most especially the General Secretary
Sanusi Mohammed for allowing him to use the Package B Goal Project pitch of
Abuja National Stadium. He was also full of appreciation for the organising
committee of the event, coaches, players and Nigeria Television Authority (NTA)
for their contributions which made the program a huge success.
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