With the aim of celebrating the achievements of Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in sports, over 1,000 school boys and girls between the age range 13 and 17 years old are to benefit from the three-day soccer clinic put together by organizers of The Match.
The soccer clinic according to a member of the organizing committee, Waidi Akanni is scheduled to take place at the Campus Mini Stadium on Lagos Island and will hold between January 28 and February 1.
According to the former Super Eagles player “The idea behind the soccer clinic is to impact basic knowledge of football to the teenagers in other to help them develop the right skills.”
Akanni went on to list some of the former internationals who are now coaches to be involved in the coaching clinic to include former Super Eagles Head Coach Samson Siasia and 29 others.
He further stressed “Samson (Siasia) is leading other top coaches in the country to the coaching clinic where the basic knowledge of football will be taught. It is one of the Programmes that we have lined up ahead of the African Legends versus Nigeria All Stars to take place in March.”
Akanni said for interested kids or parents to get involved in the football clinic, they only need to visit The Match for Ambode website at: www.matchforambode.com to register for the event.
He listed some of the sponsors and partners of the event to include: Access Bank, Sifax, LIRS, amongst others.
