Edo State Football Association in partnership with Alliance Sports Academy is organising an open scouting programme for talented footballers between ages 15 and 20 years.
The organisers disclosed that the icing on the cake would be the mouthwatering special prizes to be won by the best players in each position viz best goalkeeper; best defender; best midfielder and best forward.
Talents discovered at the scouting programme according to the organisers will represent Alliance Sports Academy in Edo State Youth League, local and international scouting programmes and other Edo FA tournaments.
At a meeting with Fred Newton Erhunmwunse, Chairman of the Edo FA, officials of the academy said that the open scouting programme whose registration is free will be an eye opener in all facets of the football game.
Aghedo Nelson Nosakhare, Chairman of the Alliance Sports Academy, which has been in operation since 2021, said: “We have an affiliation with the Edo State FA.
“In going forward we are having this our scouting programme which we have come to present its schedule to the Edo FA.
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“We targeted this holiday period for the programme because of the age limit we have for it and knowing that most of our young ones who have passion in playing football should be on holiday now so that we can bring together those who have the passion and talent to come and exhibit it.
“The Alliance Sports Academy has been in operation for five years now. Before now, we have participated in some competitions that the Edo FA organised. Our team has been outstanding in all these tournaments.”
Omokaro Bright, head coach of the senior team of the academy posited: “I am a new coach in the academy and since I joined the team we have played four matches winning two, drawing one and losing one.
“It has been a good experience as the boys are responding to training and working well with me. In another five years I believe the Alliance Sports Academy would have gone far.”
