Ime Akpan
Dana Air has announced its partnership with soccer stars ProjectTM Nigeria’s ex international, Samson Siasia, to hunt for young and talented footballers in the country.
The airline said in a statement by its spokesman, Mr. Kingsley Ezenwa that the programme “is part of our commitment to youth and sports development in Nigeria.”
He said holds from July 15-August 15, 2019 and will take place in 13 states.
The states are Lagos, Rivers, Abuja, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Kano, Plateau, Abia, Delta, Sokoto, Imo and Plateau.
“Dana Air’s commitment to youth and sports development in Nigeria is unwavering.
“As you know, we are proud sponsors of two Nigerian Professional league teams – Akwa United FC of Akwa Ibom and Heartland FC of Imo state for the second year running and our sponsorship is just our contribution towards making the league glamorous and keeping the players motivated.
“Our partnership with the soccer stars project is a good opportunity to take a lot of our talented football stars off the streets and empower them with good contracts as FIFA accredited agents will also be around to select from the pool of soccer stars abound in Nigeria,” said Ezenwa
In his remarks, the former Super Eagles head coach, Siasia,
said the primary aim “is to groom talents in soccer with first hand opportunity to be signed by international scouts.
“Pre-screening exercise has commenced in some local governments and our desire is to search for upcoming players or professional footballers who can join the European league side on an automatic contract deal signing,” he said.
He also said that the trials which will be held across 13 states from July to August will consist of several game practices and exercises designed to show the players’ range of ability, skills, speed and athleticism.
