More talented football players at the primary school level between the ages of ten(10) and twelve(12) years yesterday 29 JANUARY 2025 trooped into the playing turf of Qua Iboe Church Government Primary School Ishiet in Etinan local government area to exhibit their football skills at the day two(2) of the ongoing PIO FOOTBALL ACADEMY Grassroots football talent hunt Programme for primary schools in Akwa Ibom State.
The school was the centre for Etinan,Nsit Ibom and Nsit Ibom Federal Constituency, where pupils from over one hundred primary schools in the Federal Constituency displayed their football artistries with the aim of being selected for a scholarship where they will further their academics while playing football to the professional level.
Speaking shortly after the completion of sixteen (16) matches at the center today, the coordinator of the programme,Hon. John Ekpenyong stated that the PIO ACADEMY Grassroots football talent hunt for the 31 local government areas of the state which is held in all the ten federal constituencies in the State,is gathering momentum with the large turn out of parents who are encouraging their wards by accompanying them to the designated centers and supporting the pupils on and off the pitch of play.
Ekpenyong praised the sponsors of the programme and maintained that it is an investment that will not only help to take children off the streets but will also enhance a sustainable means of livelihood for the families of the prospective fifty(50) talented but less privileged pupils who will be the pioneer students of PIO ACADEMY on scholarship.
" I am happy that the programme is gathering momentum each day with the large turn out today in this federal constituency; While we are waiting for our technical department to give us the selected players, I am sure there are a lot of talented players out there,that are ready and willing to be nurtured for future productivity in football",he added.
With the successful outing of today, at Etinan Federal Constituency, the Programme's touch is now handed over to Itu / Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency, for the continuation of the talent hunt exercise,tomorrow 30th January 2025 at the QIC group school, Nung Ikot Itam in Itu local government area.
See the remaining schedule for the competition below.
DAY 3 (30/1/25)
ITU FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
VENUE - QIC GROUP SCHOOL,NUNG UKOT ITAM
TIME - FROM 10 AM
DAY 4 (31/1/25)
IKOT EKPENE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
VENUE : GOVERNMENT SCHOOL,UKANA UWA EAST, ESSIEN UDIM LGA(AFTER INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL, UKANA.
TIME : FROM 10 AM
DAY 5 (3/2/25)
IKONO FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
VENUE - METHODIST SCHOOL,NUNG UKIM.
TIME - FROM 10 AM
DAY 6 (4/2/25)
ABAK FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
VENUE - APS SCHOOL,UTU ABAK.
TIME - FROM 10 AM
DAY 7 (6/2/25)
UKANAFUN FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
VENUE - GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, NSEHE.
TIME - FROM 10 AM
DAY 8 (7/2/25)
ORON FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
VENUE - METHODIST PRIMARY SCHOOL, EYO ABASI,ORON LGA.
TIME - FROM 10 AM
DAY 9 (10/2/25)
EKET FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
VENUE - QIC PRIMARY SCHOOL,USUNG INYANG,ALONG ORON RD.
TIME - FROM 9 AM
DAY 9 ( 10/2/25)
IKOT ABASI FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
VENUE - GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL,IMAM IKOT ABASI LGA.
TIME - FROM 9 AM
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