RCCG to Partner Maccabi Haifa on Football Devt

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has said that it is entering into partnership with Israeli top club, Maccabi Haifa on the grooming of football talent and development of its proposed football academy.

The Assistant General Overseer (Education and Training), Pastor Ezekiel Odeyemi, stated this recently during the opening ceremony of the 2021 Regional Sports Competition of the church at the Old Parade Ground, Area 10, Abuja.

He said the partnership with the Israeli club would help the youths and sport as well as assist to establish the football academy the church is proposing.

He said the visit will likely take place before the end of the year.

“In fact by now we should have gone far, if not for what happened last year (Covid-19 lockdown). They were to visit us last year,” Odeyemi said.

He said the RCCG is considering various camps to site its national football academy but the camp might not be too far from the FCT, with a hint it might be in Nasarawa State where it has a camp ground.

The Pastor in charge of RCCG Region 10 said the regional sport competition was organised in order to engage the youths by leveraging on sports which has been proved to be a unifying force in every culture and every nation.