The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in a letter signed by the National Technical Director, Bitrus Bewarang, on behalf of the NFF General Secretary, has revealed that the body is ready to partner the Buruj Sports academy and others in Lagos in its quest to give the country’s youths the platform to develop their football skills.
According to the NFF, Lagos State has only three football academies, which include the Buruj Sports academy, the Pepsi Academy, and Barca.
The federation is gathering data and collating information on some specific football academies in the country with the aim of helping them in their programmes, to this end, the NFF has written to the promoters of the elite academy, Blaugrana Sports Group, through the Lagos State Football Association, to pledge its support to the academy if it meets its requirements.
Invariably, the current tempo of development should be maintained for the good of the game, with such efforts could aid the country’s win in global competitions and also qualified to host major international competitions.
