Juris FC, the main organisers of the ongoing football scouting tournament, is collaborating with foreign agent Marcelo Houseman and former Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia to discover talents and promote unity in the country.
No fewer than six teams from across the country are taking part in the programme.
They include; Shooting Stars of Ibadan feeder team, SiaOne Football Academy, Galadima FC, the Guards Brigade team, Phoenix FC, and Unique Stats FC.
The football academy, owned by Niyi Daniels, a football lawyer, is aimed at helping young, talented boys achieve their dreams of becoming football stars.
According to the founder, the partnership with the former Super Eagles player and coach will help nurture, train, and develop talents, while working with the super agent Houseman will set up a trailblazer future for them.
“We invited different young stars from different parts of the country, in the spirit of national unity and cohesion within the civilian constituency.
“Also, to be able to interact with the Nigerian military, we also invited the young team of the Guards Brigade.
“So, this opportunity is multifaceted, in the sense that, apart from developing the football talents that we wanted to come and see, of which fortunately we are already seeing here.
“It is also a way of promoting national unity and creating a breeding ground for social cohesion and harmony within the civilian and military constituency, and that’s the purpose of this whole exercise,” he said.
The Juris FC founder added that in order to ensure that he achieved excellence in the whole venture, he also decided to bring on board one of FIFA’s top-class football scouts/licensed agents, Marcelo Houseman.
“Houseman is an Argentine who has great love for Nigeria as well and also played football at the highest level for Argentina.
“So, we brought him in here because he is an expert with global recognition and demonstrable expertise in scouting talents.
“We have to give him credit for what he has done in the development of Nigeria’s young talents over the years,” he said.
