Former Nigeria international, Joseph Dosu, will be among scouts at the Shuffle Select 2017
talent hunt billed for June 19 to 22 at the Agege Stadium, Lagos.
Others are a UK-based scouting agency ISTVAN and former player and agent, Ibrahim Odeyinka
who is also thye organiser.
The four-day event, organised by Thotsplay Concepts in conjunction with Brooke House
College, England will hold from 7am on each day.
Odeyinka explained that the program aimed at selecting players who ages range from 14 to
17 years for study in the United Kingdom where they would also play football as well as be
exposed to standard facility,
“The most outstanding player during the selection will be awarded 100 per cent two-year A
-level scholarship and access to playing football in the UK , while the other five players
would be on 50 per cent scholarship,” the organiser said.
The Brooke House College, which was introduced in 2008, had garnered over 60 players, aged
13 to 19 from all ethnic backgrounds, 12 of who have since progressed to playing
professional football. The Academy, whch also has Under-14, Under-16, Under-18 and Under-19 teams, plays
in the Central Conference League, Junior Premier League and Cup Competitions, in addition
to ISFA, ESFA camp and County cups.
“Participants will be exposed to various training and competitive games under UEFA
licensed coaches who would help them to harness their football skills onward playing in
clubs like Manchester United, Mancherster United, Arsenal and others,” Odeyinka further
said.
The academy has graduated players who include Nigeria’s Chigozie Mbah to the professional
cadre and have gone on to ply theit trade in clubs and national teams around the world.
The organiser said players must possess O’level or secondary school transcript to be
eligible to participate in the exercise.
