Pepsi Football Academy Coach, Brown Ayodeji has stated that the Pepsi Football academy has helped so many young and bright football talents discover the basis of football skills.
The Ex Nigerian international, who also played for the academy (Pepsi Football Academy) as well during his playing days stated that Pepsi Football Academy had discovered so many great Football stars, including the likes of John Obi Mikel and Chinedu Obasi, and are still in the business of helping to discover young football talents, so as to help them know the basis of football.
In a chat with Sports247, when being asked if the academy is still what it used to be and produce back in the years, the experienced gaffer stated that the academy are still very much in the theme, as it will continue to help discover various young football talents all across the state and help them with the basis of football.
“With 100 percent confidence, I can emphatically tell you that the Pepsi Football Academy you used to know is the same up till this moment. When we talk about Mikel Obi, Chinedu Ogbuke, and the rest, they all started from here (Pepsi Football Academy) and what gave them the edge when they got to the limelight is the basis of football, which we helped them to discover”.
“You know they say when a foundation is faulty, the building collapses. So the foundation is very important. When a player starts from the basic skills which are what Pepsi is giving out, know the basic football techniques and tactics of the game, and when they add one or two things to their game before you know it, they are there,” he concluded.
Brown Ayodeji is an ex Nigerian International, who played for Enugu Rangers, JC Riders of Jos, Enugu Rangers and Gateway Fc.
