3rd April, 2013
As part of the mouth-watering prizes for the winners in the Glo Soccer Academy, 16 successful boys of the academy aptly tagged “Dream Team” left Lagos last night for Manchester, United Kingdom.
The team will undergo another training at the prestigious Manchester United training schools in Carrington as part of the benefits attached to emerging as finalists in the maiden edition of the West African Television reality show.
Officials of Manchester United said they are impressed with the quality of talents discovered during the reality show.
The first season of Glo Soccer Academy ended in Lagos in February, 2013.
A statement from Globacom on Wednesday stated that the team will return to Abuja by second week in April where they will be treated to a rousing reception. They will be presented formally to the Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi.
Thirty-three players were selected from over 7,000 youths screened in Nigeria, Ghana and the Republic of Benin for the Glo Soccer Academy finals.
Sixteen players including ten Nigerians, four Ghanaians and two Beninois eventually emerged at the end of the academy in February, 2013.
The 16 finalists have been awarded G-Bam Scholarship of N750,000 and N1 million each for 15 of them while the Most Valuable Player will receive N5 million.
The Glo Soccer Academy was organised to discover and train talented young footballers across West Africa and it was conceived to provide a once-in-a lifetime opportunity for talented footballers to kick-start their career in professional football.