News: COD United Scholarship Awards for 3 Nigerian Soccer Players
THREE members of the Premier League hopeful, COD United U-16 side, who represented Nigeria at the 2012 Iber Cup inward Portugal, convey been awarded scholarships past times the l club.
Captain Nansel Selbol, Ismaila Podoh as well as Tunde Akinsemoye convey all been enrolled at Bishop Howells Grammar School, Bariga, amongst the terms existence bankrolled past times the club.
The players convey likewise been promoted to COD United commencement squad as well as volition participate inward the club’s challenge for honours side past times side flavour inward the Nigerian National League (NNL), every bit good every bit other competitions.
With this, they volition officially larn the youngest footballers inward Nigerian League, every bit they are entirely xvi years old. Chief executive of the club, Shola Opaleye, said the abide by was inward work amongst the club’s stated policy to ensure that its footballers are afforded the best opportunities on as well as off the pitch.
“We convey ever said that our mission is to ensure that our footballers grow upwards to non simply last amend footballers but to a greater extent than importantly, amend men,” he stated.
“Awarding them a scholarship is a stride inward that administration as well as nosotros are hopeful that they’ll brand the best role of this opportunity. The iii players convey likewise signed professional person contracts amongst us.
“They’ll last the youngest players inward the Nigerian National League when it kicks off side past times side calendar month every bit they are all xvi years old. They are yet inward senior secondary school, therefore their ages are non fifty-fifty inward question.”
For skipper Nansel, it was a commendable seek past times the administration of the club. He said: “Since I joined COD United, I convey been afforded unbelievable opportunities. I went on a grooming trip to Bolton, as well as therefore led the squad to Portugal as well as right away I convey been awarded a scholarship.”
Source: Guardian
THREE members of the Premier League hopeful, COD United U-16 side, who represented Nigeria at the 2012 Iber Cup inward Portugal, convey been awarded scholarships past times the l club.
Captain Nansel Selbol, Ismaila Podoh as well as Tunde Akinsemoye convey all been enrolled at Bishop Howells Grammar School, Bariga, amongst the terms existence bankrolled past times the club.
The players convey likewise been promoted to COD United commencement squad as well as volition participate inward the club’s challenge for honours side past times side flavour inward the Nigerian National League (NNL), every bit good every bit other competitions.
With this, they volition officially larn the youngest footballers inward Nigerian League, every bit they are entirely xvi years old. Chief executive of the club, Shola Opaleye, said the abide by was inward work amongst the club’s stated policy to ensure that its footballers are afforded the best opportunities on as well as off the pitch.
“We convey ever said that our mission is to ensure that our footballers grow upwards to non simply last amend footballers but to a greater extent than importantly, amend men,” he stated.
“Awarding them a scholarship is a stride inward that administration as well as nosotros are hopeful that they’ll brand the best role of this opportunity. The iii players convey likewise signed professional person contracts amongst us.
“They’ll last the youngest players inward the Nigerian National League when it kicks off side past times side calendar month every bit they are all xvi years old. They are yet inward senior secondary school, therefore their ages are non fifty-fifty inward question.”
For skipper Nansel, it was a commendable seek past times the administration of the club. He said: “Since I joined COD United, I convey been afforded unbelievable opportunities. I went on a grooming trip to Bolton, as well as therefore led the squad to Portugal as well as right away I convey been awarded a scholarship.”
Source: Guardian
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