By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau
The 2023 Talent Hunt Nigeria, an annual recruitment competition organised by Roberts Canada Soccer Academy in conjunction with Carl Academy and Football Collge Umuahia will kick off on Monday in Abuja. It will hold from September 25 to October 5, 2023 at Area 3 football pitch.
This is even as Roberts Canada Soccer Academy in partnership with Cadiz CF, a Spanish Laliga club are coming to Nigeria to identify quality players from the ages of 16 to 23 (boys and girls) who will be taken to Spain for trials.
According to the founder of Carl Academy and Football School, Umuahia, Pastor Eneka Inyama, no fewer than 20 academy clubs will participate in the 10 days tournament.
Said he: “ We expect that this edition of our annual Talent Hunt Nigeria in Abuja will be better than the previous editions. This is because Cadiz CF and our partner Roberts Canada Soccer Academy are bringing the Sporting Directors of two other Laliga clubs for the programme”.
Inyama who is the immediate past Chairman of Abia Warriors FC of Umuahia said “everything is in place for the competition, adding that “I believe this will be a big opportunity for the Nigerian clubs to bring their teams to compete in the competition.
Said he: “There is no harm in trying, who knows their players will make the cut of those who will go for trials in Spain later in the year. It is a win win situation for the players and clubs to participate in this tournament”.
The former Board Member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) revealed that Carl Academy and Football College team will arrive Abuja this weekend ahead of the start of the competition on Monday, pointing out that academy clubs that have registered for the tournament made a good decision and urged those yet to register to make haste to enrol. READ ALSO:
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Among the clubs participating in the tournament are:
- Carl Academy, Umuahia
- Sensational stars, Abuja
- TSI Football Academy, Osogbo, Osun State
- Rising Stars, Abuja
- ECN Global Academy, Abuja
6 Carl Academy, Umuahia, Abia State - Doncaster Academy, Aba, Abia State
- New Generation Academy, Umuahia Abia
- Bohold FC, Umunneochi, Abia State
- Empire Academy, Umuahia, Abia State
- FC Liberty, Abuja
- FC International, Abuja
- Esprings Academy, Ondo, Ondo State
- Jazzy stars of Jos
- Star Peak FC, Akwanga, Nasarawa State
- Right Value FC, Abuja
- One Touch FC, Abuja
- IB Sport Dreams, Abuja
- Mamba PRO FC
- Flight FC.
