Parents of participants at the 2017
Cowbell Football Academy (CFA), organised by Promasidor Nigeria Limited, have
commended the company for sustaining the project, which helps to build
children’s skills and motivates them towards the world’s most popular sport.
Cowbell Football Academy, which is
open to children between the ages of five to 17, is in its fifth year. The 2017
Summer camp edition will run till Saturday, August 12 at the National Stadium,
Surulere, Lagos.
According to Ajai-Ikhile, the initiative
is the most balanced approach to giving children an opportunity to express
their passion for football. “It is balanced because the pressure is not too
much on them to learn since it is held during the summer school holiday. The
teachings at the academy together with the talent they already have and the
knowledge from the school will help any of them to pursue a career in
football,” he said.
Ajai-Ikhile disclosed that his son’s
passion for the game has grown to the extent that he now wants to be a professional
footballer. “I am deliberately guiding him through proper planning, and with
the skills acquired at the academy, l believe he can realise his desire,” he
said.
Obayemi Praise, whose children
attend Ostria Private School and Deeper Life High School at the academy, said
she was quite impressed with what Promasidor has done with the annual
initiative, which has helped to build up children’s interest in football.
“The coaches are putting in their
best to enhance the skills of the children and my sons are keen on becoming
professional footballers in future, after attaining tertiary education,” she
said.
This view was also shared by
Chukwuka Udeh, who has his ward from Ireland, Umeh Kingsley, at the academy. He
poured encomiums on Promasidor for providing the opportunity to improve the
children’s skills and for designing a career path for them.
“The training is
all-encompassing as it is on the fundamentals of the sport,” he said.
Former national football team stars,
including Segun Odegbami, Mutiu Adepoju and Henry Nwosu as well as the coordinator
of the programme, Godwin Dudu-Orumen took the children through the nitty-gritty
of the game.
On the opening day of the camp,
Odegbami motivated the children to develop interest and skills for football. He
told them how he combined engineering studies with football successfully in his
formative years.
In his remarks, Dudu-Orumen, Chief
Executive Officer of Multisports Services & Entertainment Limited, said the
125 participants at this year’s CFA are being taught character building,
individual technical development, small-side games, team competition, mental
training, goal keeping training, fun games and more.
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