By Esther Egbe
Salient Times Newspaperhad a chat with Oluwatomi Agboola, the President of Samurai Football Academy base in Lagos State, Nigeria our reporter was at the scouting program in Ipaja.
The Chairman of Samurai FC explained that he got into Football just like everyone else as teenager . I played the monkey post and a little from my Secondary School , I just love the game.I am a real Madrid fan and also a Ronaldo fan,anywhere Cristiano Ronaldo goes I go.
Agboola revealed that his team name is called Samurai and he named it Samurai in remembrance of the Samurai Warriors in Japan, there integrity, discipline, humidity,there skill when it comes to fighting and defending there honor and territory, that why I named them Samurai.
Oluwatomi noted that the Scouting Program is a collaboration with Samurai Football Academy and Burnal Boy FC ,Excellent FC base in Delta State and also Khalid FC base in Ijebu Ode. We decided to come together as a consultant and to help further International Scouting for our players here so they can move abroad and furthering their Footballing career abroad.
He concluded that the age rage for the players are 17 to about 22 age and it going to be a screening event and it not your regular play of 45 minutes first half/second half ,you understand it not about the goals it about the players technical abilities, Stamina,tactical abilities and the overall play and the venue is Alale Stadium in Ipaja.
Yesterday was massive at Alale Stadium with the outpour of talented players that show up ,I will say that we are making progress.
