Grassroots Sports Federation of Nigeria has announced that plans have been concluded for the maiden edition of Akwa Ibom State football talent discovery for public primary schools across the three senatorial districts of Akwa Ibom.
Addressing sports journalists in Uyo the Akwa Ibom State capital, the National President of Grassroots sports federation of Nigeria, Comrade John Ekpenyong said the programme is aimed at discovering and harnessing gifted football players within ages 10-12 years in public schools.
Comrade Ekpenyong while explaining the talent hunt will be targeting at fifty young underprivileged pupils for a football academy in Uyo starting in the next academic session appealed to sports officers in the 31 local government areas to be objective in ensuring that only the best of their pupils are presented for selection.
The talent discovery programme is slated to run from January 27th 2025 to 13th February 2025 at designated centers across the 31 local government areas of Akwa Ibom State with an opening ceremony holding at the Uyo township stadium.
It would be recalled that Grassroot Sports federation in conjunction with ALGON BOYS FC secured KMK Global Resources organise the just concluded scouting program in Uyo where her foreign partners from Turkey, Finland, Norway and Malta had a successful event.