The Guardian (Nigeria)

Grange School agog as FCV football camp ends today

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By Christian Okpara

MANY football stakeholde­rs, including former Super Eagles star, Mutiu Adepoju and Ex- Vice President of the Nigeria Football FederaFed tion ( NFF), Seyi Akinwunmi, Akinwu are expected at the finalof finalo the second FCV Gladiator FootF ball Camp today at Grange Gra School, Lagos. La The cam camp, organised by Lagos

based Dynaspro Promotions in collaborat­ion with UK- based FCV Internatio­nal AcadA emy and endorsed endorse by the Nigeria Olym Olympic Committee ( NOC), NOC is aimed at nurturing talents, who will combine com football with education. educa Adepoju, who played pl mostly as an attacking attac midfielder and s spent most of his career care in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 175 games and 22 goals g over the cours course of seven seasons and representi­ng mainly Racing de Santander and Real Sociedad, said he decided to be part of the camp to follow his passion for youth developmen­t. “I believe in discoverin­g future stars and I hope to show them what it takes to be successful through hard work and discipline and take them through my journey as an exfootball­er,” an excited Adepoju said.

Head of Football at FCV Internatio­nal Academy, Grant Brown, said the enthusiasm shown by the participan­ts daily inspired them to motivate the students.

“I am impressed with the students because they showed sincere interest in what they are learning, which is a motivating factor for us and we hope we can help them to discover themselves and continue to work hard even after the camp.

“At FCV, we are interested in the whole developmen­t of the child and we will continue to support Nigerian students in their quest to combine football with education,” the former Leicester City defender added.

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